USAF Sarge
Marksman
When I lived in Panama City in the 70s, before and after Labor Day was like night and day. You could go to the beach the day after Labor Day and all the businesses were closed and it was like a ghost town. Really nice.
Destin was the same way.
After I moved to Pensacola in 1979 I used to look forward to the drive to PC after Labor Day. That was before Henderson Park and the drive through that area was along the Gulf. There was nothing but woods from Sandestin to Phillips Inlet.
Heck, I remember the old 2 lane drawbridge in Panama City. On a holiday weekend, the westbound traffic to the beach would back up to Lisenby Ave.
My dad was stationed at Tyndall 65-67 with me being born in 66. My parents had pictures of a lot of the roads between Tyndall and Panama City beach. Amazing how undeveloped it was then, and that parts of 98 were only a dirt road. When we came through here in 80 on our way to Homestead AFB, after leaving Okinawa. My parents pointed out places that didn't exist, which was a lot, and where the dirt roads were. I guess if I'm remembering correctly Business 98 was the main drag.
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