I am replying to Cecil Dover's MMD post in 161011 MMD concerning the
whereabouts of the wonderful Ruth organ that used to be located at
the pavilion at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for the public to enjoy.
I recently asked several Myrtle Beach business owners if they knew what
happened to the Ruth; no one seemed to know anything about it.

Well, finally someone connected with the Chamber of Commerce there
suggested that I call Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc., who is the
developer of most Myrtle Beach amusements including the demolished
pavilion, where the Ruth used to be located.  The mystery was finally
solved!

Upon being connected to the "PR" person of Burroughs & Chapin Co.,
I was told that the band organ is, indeed, still in storage somewhere
in Myrtle Beach.  The woman that I talked to was very familiar with the
Ruth and it's façade as she described it to me.  Apparently Burroughs
& Chapin have no current plans to do anything with it at this time.

As I drove through Myrtle Beach last Saturday I could certainly
understand her statement, as the whole area has turned into nothing
but miles and miles of shopping malls and strip shopping centers, fast
food joints and souvenir shops en masse.  The amusement centers look
like the Disney World and Universal attractions in Orlando, Florida.
Burroughs & Chapin tore down the pavilion quite a few years ago to
probably build "wall to wall" condominiums and sprawl.

There is very little left of the "Old Myrtle Beach" as many of us
remembered it in the 1950s through the 1990s.  I highly doubt that the
organ will see the light of day anytime soon.  Very sad.

David Oppenheim
Savannah, Georgia

 [ A history of the Myrtle Beach amusement park(s) and the "Baden Band
 [ Organ" is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Pavilion 
 [ -- Robbie