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1971 Ocean City Vacation Guide
Members of the Ocean City Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Association were listed on page 1.
Knight’s Pharmacy ad on the back page showed a map of downtown Ocean City from the ocean to the bay.
This picture of The Flanders was in the center of the 1971 guidebook.
34 OCNJMAGAZINE.COM
JUNE 2021
By Fred Miller
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EADING the 92-page Ocean City 1971 Vacation Guide is like opening a time-capsule and seeing what life was like in America’s Greatest Family Resort a half century ago. While some things have changed, many things have not. The guide was published by Bolling Publishers under the auspices of the Ocean City Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Association. It was distributed by the Department of Public Relations to prospective visitors interested in learning more about Ocean City and its accommodations, attractions and facilities. A welcoming letter signed by Mayor Robert L. Sharp, Commissioner David L. Simpson and Commissioner Chester J. Wimberg, was on the first page of the guide. It was printed under the headline: “You are most cordially invited to America’s Greatest Family Resort.” The Flanders Hotel was featured in the two page centerfold. The following
