The way we were . . .

Aerial view of Ocean Shores, early 1960s, courtesy of the Museum of the North Beach:

This photo taken of Ocean Shores in its early years shows very few buildings in the heart of this new resort.  The V-shaped structure near the beach was the Executive Villa, the first building to be built in Ocean Shores.  To the right is the former Ginny Simms Restaurant which became the Ocean Shores Inn, now the site of the Shilo Inn.  There are horse stables at the intersection of Chancea la Mer and Pt. Brown Avenue where today’s IGA is located.