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Upscale development heading to north end of town05/18/04
Over 30 years ago, Aunt Maude’s Restaurant first beckoned locals and tourists alike to partake of lowcountry seafood; first next to the swash around 69th Avenue North and Kings Highway, then later next door.
More recently, they were changed to Crabman’s Seafood owned by Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark McBride..
This week, the wrecking crews began demolishing both locations. In their place will be a couple of restaurants and upscale retail shops.
These businesses will be part of an even greater development called The Palisades that will run from the swash to the Prudential Real Estate building at 74th Avenue North. According to Burroughs & Chapin vice-president Pat Dowling, the entire area will offer restaurants, retail shops and family amusements for tourists and, even more so, for the residents living in the north end of town.
Dowling said if you look at the area between the ocean and Kings Highway at that end of town, residents don’t really have a place to walk to for shopping, dining or amusements. “The Palisades will offer an upscale destination for everyone,” Dowling said.
The Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill will remain. The front of the Cane Patch Par 3 golf course will give way to Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant. Dowling said an additional 6,000 square foot retail area will accompany the Cheeseburger in Paradise location. The golf course will probably be cut back to 18 holes with some of the back holes being removed as part of the Grand Dunes expansion. Dowling said he wasn’t sure if the driving range would remain. The hill where the Aunt Maude’s restaurants were located will be graded and evened off.
