Rehoboth history lecture on Boardwalk Barons era set June 9
The final session in the Rehoboth Beach History Lecture spring series will focus on the influential Boardwalk Barons at 7:15 p.m., Thursday, June 9, in the Sussex Room at the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, Rehoboth Beach.
The Boardwalk Barons were wealthy industrialists from Wilmington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., who built so-called cottages on Rehoboth’s Boardwalk in the 1880s. Attendees will find out who they were and how they organized to take over management of the town in 1891, even changing its name to Cape Henlopen City.
The fee to attend each lecture is $25, and reservations are required; call 302-521-4190. Lectures typically run from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to begin with an independent dinner in the beautiful Victoria’s Restaurant next to the lecture venue. Reservations should be made for 5:30 p.m. or earlier to allow time for an enjoyable meal before the presentation begins; call 302-227-0615 to reserve dinner seats.
Paul Lovett, creator of the miniature village diorama of 1910 Railroad Era Rehoboth, will moderate lectures. Proceeds in excess of expenses will help support the diorama project. For more information, email Lovett at paul@pdlovett.com.
Lovett is planning to continue the lecture series this fall; topics under consideration include the Belhaven Hotel, Fires Redesign the Town, Saints and Sinners, Families that Built the Town, Storms Versus the Boardwalk, and more.
Supporting organizations for the lecture series are Rehoboth Beach Main Street, Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association, Village Improvement Association, Lewes Historical Society, and Town of Henlopen Acres.
