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Dewey Beach: A Way of Life in 1940s
Rodney Avenue homes. PHOTOS COURTESY OF HARRY HUMES
August 20, 2024
The Dewey Beach way of life in the 1940s was likely much different from how it is today, 75-plus years later. Although Dewey Beach wasn’t officially incorporated until 1981, the small beach town has welcomed families for much, much longer.
These photos sent in by Harry Humes show cottages on Rodney Avenue (1948) and Dickinson Street (1940).
In the photo of the Dickinson homes, James E. Humes’ house is on the left and the Gooden house is on the right. Notice the outhouse behind the Humes cottage.
In the photo of the Rodney Avenue homes, the white house belonged to Lou Miller while the other was owned by Al Humes.
While most of the cottages of yesteryear are now gone, there are still a few sprinkled throughout the town.
Dickinson Street homes.
