BY TOM O’[email protected]
Ocean Boulevard in MyrtleBeach has seen a lot of changesover the years.Ripley’s sits where Sloppy
Joe’s used to serve up hot dogsand Bingo. The lights andsounds of the Pavilion van-ished a decade ago.But some things haven’t
changed.One of those is Peaches Cor-
ner, a small restaurant that’soccupied the intersection ofNinth Avenue North andOcean Boulevard for almost 80years. The family-owned icon has
served food at all hours of theday to generation after genera-tion of visitors and locals, alike.Recently, the Horry County
Board of Architectural Reviewand Historic Preservation hon-ored the restaurant by namingPeaches Corner a Legacy Busi-ness, a recognition bestowedon businesses that have madea lasting impression on thecommunity and beyond formore than 50 years.Mary Catherine Hyman, liai-
son for the board, presentedthe award to owner PamCrutchfield and general man-ager Briggs Dickerson, a Con-way native. Hyman saidPeaches Corner has been oneof the most recognized busi-nesses in Myrtle Beach since itbegan in 1937.“Visitors often use Peaches
Corner as a means of giving di-rections on Ocean Boulevard,”she said.Crutchfield and son-in-law
Dickerson talked about the his-tory of the popular restaurantthat’s been in her family since1943.“It was started right here in
1937 by Peach Justice or MamaPeach as she was known toeverybody in town,” Crutch-field said. “There were actuallythree — this one and one inFolly Beach and CarolinaBeach in North Carolina. Thisis the only one that’s lastedsince then.”Her parents Eunice and
Johnny Burroughs purchasedthe small restaurant on the cor-ner in 1943 and it’s been in herfamily ever since.And now three generations
have served foot long hot dogs,cold beer and a variety of otherfoods to millions of customerswho have sat along the samecounter and booths watchingfolks walk up and down theboulevard.For most of the years since
the early ‘40s, Peaches Cornerwas part of the Myrtle Beachthat thrived only during thesummer months.“It used to be that after
Labor Day, you could lie downin the middle of Ocean Boule-vard and not have to worryabout getting run over,” Dick-erson laughed.Up until the ‘80s, Crutch-
field, who turned over the reinsof running Peaches Corner toDickerson a few years back,said you could get somethingto eat at the restaurant 24hours a day. She attributes the longevity
of the restaurant to all the hardwork her parents put in tomake it a success.“They worked hard to pay
off the mortgage on the build-ing,” she said. “When otherbusinesses struggled to payrent during the tough times,ours was paid for.”And to do that meant every-
one worked long hours duringthe summer months before thetourists went home.“My parents worked here
seven days a week during thattime,” she said. “In the sum-mer, they even lived upstairs.My mother told the employeesthat nobody working here wasallowed to get married or dieduring the summer.”Dickerson said the restau-
rant has played an importantrole in the lives of a lot of locals.“Over the years, most locals
who grew up in Myrtle Beachhave either worked here, theBowery next door or the FunPlaza,” he said.Speaking of the Bowery,
country super-group Alabama
made sure to mention PeachesCorner in its hit song, “Shaggin’On the Boulevard.”“Yeah, I knew the Alabama
boys when they played nextdoor for tips,” Crutchfield said.“They were always in here get-ting a bite to eat.”
The sign over the front doormay be a little bigger andflashier than the one that satatop the building some 70years ago; but inside cus-tomers still belly up to thecounter to get some good“beach” food or maybe a cold
one or two and to talk andlaugh about everything in theworld just like they did whenMama Peach first opened the
doors or when the boys fromAlabama grabbed a hot dogand dreamed of someday be-coming country stars.
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Peaches Corner general manager Briggs Dickerson, a Conway native, laughs it up with customers sitting at the counter that’s attracted diners for morethan 70 years at the popular Myrtle Beach restaurant.
The Horry County Board of Architectural Review and His-toric Preservation recently designated Peaches Corner indowntown Myrtle Beach as a Legacy Business. This honor isgiven to businesses in the county that have been around for
more than 50 years and have been integral parts of thecounty’s history. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the oc-casion.
Peaches Corner -- a lasting legacyCounty honorsMyrtle Beachrestaurant
