<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3drCvi_1FNOJwDL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3drCvi_1FNOJwDL00" width="800" height="450" >How many injuries occurred during the 2001 Myrtle Beach tornado?MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Thursday marks 20 years since the Myrtle Beach Pavilion closed to the general public, ending generations of rides, music and memories along the Grand Strand.The Pavilion’s history stretches back to the early 1900s, with four different pavilions built over the decades. According to the City of Myrtle Beach, the third Pavilion was destroyed by fire in 1944. The fourth and final Pavilion opened in 1949.By then, a traveling carnival had helped turn the property into the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park.For generations, the Pavilion became part of the Myrtle Beach vacation experience. Families rode the historic carousel, listened to the German band organ and gathered for dancing and live music.A historic resources survey from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History identifies the carousel as an early-1900s Herschell-Spillman carousel and the German band organ as dating to around 1900.In 1954, the reinforced-concrete Pavilion building remained standing after Hurricane Hazel devastated much of the oceanfront.The attractions grew along with Myrtle Beach. The Corkscrew and Haunted Hotel opened in 1978, followed by the Mad Mouse in 1998.In 2000, Hurricane: Category 5 opened, featuring a 100-foot drop and a top speed of 55 mph.The Pavilion was also home to WPDE’s NewsChannel 15 Weather Center.On July 6, 2001, a tornado moved through Myrtle Beach. The National Weather Service says the storm produced F2 damage, with the most concentrated damage occurring near the Pavilion. Up to 36 people were taken by ambulance to area hospitals with minor injuries.In 2006, the Pavilion held its final season under the farewell theme, “One More Ride, One More Thrill, One More Memory, One Last Time.”The park closed to the general public Sept. 24, 2006. A special “Last Ride” event was held Sept. 30.The rides were later removed, with some preserved at Broadway at the Beach, including the historic carousel.Today, the former Pavilion site remains a major oceanfront gathering place and is home to events such as the Carolina Country Music Fest.Redevelopment of the area has been discussed for decades. According to the City of Myrtle Beach, the Pavilion Area Master Plan was adopted in 1999, and the city has continued redevelopment and infrastructure efforts in the surrounding area.The former Pavilion site could now be headed for another change.City leaders have redevelopment plans for the property, but those plans have not been finalized.Mayor Mark Kruea said additional tourism-fee revenue could help pay for water and sewer infrastructure at the site if state lawmakers approve the proposed funding change.Twenty years after its final public day, the Pavilion site continues to serve as a gathering place, with its next chapter yet to be written.</div></body>

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Thursday marks 20 years since the Myrtle Beach Pavilion closed to the general public, ending generations of rides, music and memories along the Grand Strand. The Pavilion’s history stretches back to the early 1900s, with four different pavilions built over the decades. According to...

20 years later: Remembering the Myrtle Beach Pavilion

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Thursday marks 20 years since the Myrtle Beach Pavilion closed to the general public, ending generations of rides, music and me

20 years later: Remembering the Myrtle Beach Pavilion

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