Myrtle Beach Boardwalk

[3] The northern section, 8 feet (2.4 m) wide[4] with a raised wooden deck design,[5] runs from Pier 14 to Plyler Park, the location of "Hot Summer Nights", with live music twice a week during the summer,[6] and weekly attractions that include a "Kids Carnival", bagpipes, and a Dixieland band.

[7] The middle section, from Plyler Park to the former site of Myrtle Beach Pavilion, has "a carnival atmosphere accompanied by restaurants, bars and gift shops".

[6] The Southern Promenade,[8] from the former Pavilion to 2nd Avenue Pier, city officials describe as a "meandering oceanfront park"[6] with benches and landscaping.

David Sebok, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, said "Most tourists expect a boardwalk ... and we really don't have one to speak of.

[17] A design with "a traditional wood-plank walkway" and "a meandering concrete sidewalk ... with wooden crosswalks to the beach, colorful shade sails and public parks" was presented to city council Aug. 14, 2007, but funding was still not set.

Coastal Dining planned to build the Banditos Mexican restaurant where the Breakwater Inn was before its demolition, and to pay part of the $420,000 cost of the boardwalk extension as well as connecting 15th Avenue North to Ocean Boulevard.

[25] The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation voted on April 16, 2014 to plan for a municipal improvement district in which extra property taxes would be paid.

[27] In 2022, $3.7 million in improvements were made to the boardwalk, including replacing southern yellow pine with weather-resistant composite materials and wooden railings in some areas.

[8] CBS' The Early Show, including meteorologist Dave Price, broadcast live on May 14, 2010, the weekend of the official opening.

[2] Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce president Brad Dean estimated that publicity resulting from the boardwalk reached the equivalent of more than $1 million.

Despite some concerns about safety, and the lack of city money for a special boardwalk patrol, most people have felt very safe, and the police department reports few incidents.

David Sebok, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, received calls from most business owners who opposed the boardwalk, saying they were happy now.

Additional development includes Myrtle Beach SkyWheel near Plyler Park, which at 187 feet[14] was at the time of its construction the tallest Ferris wheel in the United States east of the Mississippi River, and similar in design to the Niagara SkyWheel, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.