What a powerful graphic that is.

Reading the comments they mention a jetty.

It seems when we look at these issues in a lot of places, it gets worse because funding to maintain something is lost, or it is deemed improper and a waste of money. (I don't profess to know anything about this in Buxton)

I looked up a hurricane named HAZEL 1954

Since I’m one of the old timers as far as outer banks visitors. 1962. this was my fathers favorite vacation destination and he went down first to see the wright memorial since. Anyhow I have seen all areas of the outer banks. And quite frankly Hatteras island always seemed unstable with their narrow sections and when “cheap” lots were being sold my family passed. . I can remember Hatteras island as being a place to drive to see the lighthouses and get the ferry over to Ocracoke to see where Blackbeard was killed. There wasn’t much there. I wish I had the photos to show you. I’m not surprised at all with the houses collapsing. I can’t remember the hurricanes name in the 1950s I think where my parents said it changed everything on the outer banks. OBX lol that name never existed then. It was kitty hawk kill devil hills and nags head.

I looked up a hurricane named HAZEL 1954

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Since I’m one of the old timers as far as outer banks visitors. 1962. this was my fathers favorite vacation destination and he went down first to see the wright memorial since. Anyhow I have seen all areas of the outer banks. And quite frankly Hatteras island always seemed unstable with their narrow sections and when “cheap” lots were being sold my family passed. . I can remember Hatteras island as being a place to drive to see the lighthouses and get the ferry over to Ocracoke to see where Blackbeard was killed. There wasn’t much there. I wish I had the photos to show you. I’m not surprised at all with the houses collapsing. I can’t remember the hurricanes name in the 1950s I think where my parents said it changed everything on the outer banks. OBX lol that name never existed then. It was kitty hawk kill devil hills and nags head.

Been coming down since the 60’s.
My parents lived in NH for 30 years.
We always just said “the banks” or “Nags Head” (after my parents bought the house there.)

My understanding is that “OBX” was coined as a marketing ploy.

EZ: wasn't the OBX the originator of Awful Arthur's? I remember going there in Nags Head, hugely pregnant, in Sept of 1987 and sitting with our group in a tower room for dinner. Just watched everyone imbibe in adult bevs and I was the DD.

My home town has/had two of them which I frequented. Don't know if they are still there or not since I don't do that scene anymore.

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EZ: wasn't the OBX the originator of Awful Arthur's? I remember going there in Nags Head, hugely pregnant, in Sept of 1987 and sitting with our group in a tower room for dinner. Just watched everyone imbibe in adult bevs and I was the DD.

My home town has/had two of them which I frequented. Don't know if they are still there or not since I don't do that scene anymore.

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I think the one in KDH was the original. It was started by Jay Whitehead, and I know that he talked about franchising it, but I don’t know if that ever came about. I understand that there is one in Salem, Virginia, and there was one in Norfolk, but it closed down.

The building in KDH is fairly old and goes back much farther than AA. It was built by a man named Shug York who along with Robert Young developed the neighborhood now known as Avalon. He opened it as Shug’s Pancake House. It later became Stormin’ Norman’s which was a rowdy late night spot. Is there still an Awful Arthur’s in Salem?


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Edit: The date 1991 must be a misprint. I’m pretty sure it goes back farther than that into the mid 80s when he first opened that place.

I think the one in KDH was the original. It was started by Jay Whitehead, and I know that he talked about franchising it, but I don’t know if that ever came about. I understand that there is one in Salem, Virginia, and there was one in Norfolk, but it closed down.

The building in KDH is fairly old and goes back much farther than AA. It was built by a man named Shug York who along with Robert Young developed the neighborhood now known as Avalon. He opened it as Shug’s Pancake House. It later became Stormin’ Norman’s which was a rowdy late night spot. Is there still an Awful Arthur’s in Salem?

It said BOX and in small letters underneath where Outer Banks NC should have been it said What Shoes Come In.

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