Crumb Paper Archive · Postcard

People walking past the Boardwalk five-and-dime, Peanut Heaven, and other storefronts in Rehoboth Beach
Original postcard · Front · Crumb Paper Archive
Reverse of the Rehoboth Beach postcard titled Boardwalk Scene, printed in blue
Original postcard · Back · Crumb Paper Archive

Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware · Circa 1950s

Date
Circa 1950s
Location
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Format
Color postcard

Along the boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach’s boardwalk grew with the Delaware seaside resort. By 1929 the town was seeking voter approval to borrow money to extend and repair it. Dolle’s Candyland, whose sign appears toward the far right of this postcard, dates its move to the corner of Rehoboth Avenue and the boardwalk to 1927.

The postcard looks along the storefronts, where people stroll past the red Boardwalk five-and-dime sign and the awning at Peanut Heaven. The shops and pedestrians make the boardwalk itself the subject of the souvenir.

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