Here’s What July in Old Orchard Beach Was Like in the 1960s
Summer is certainly flying by! Have you and your family made your annual pilgrimage to OOB yet? Old Orchard Beach has a population of about 9000 that swells to over 75,000 during the summer. And if you didn't get your OOB "arcade-beach-bars-shopping-eating-pier fries-pizza-swimming-sunbathing-bumper car-Palace-Playland" vibe last summer because of the pandemic, then make sure to get back this summer!!
We found this old 8mm film of a family trip to OOB from the 1960s. You had the Pier, Jack and Jill slide, Noah's Ark, Coal Mine, and many other fun attractions. Some parts of Old Orchard Beach are pretty different than today, but much feels the same!
See OOB in the 1960's
LOOK: Here are the 50 best beach towns in America
Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.
Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.