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Sea Breeze Village and Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Explore the history of Sea Breeze, an historic African American beach resort in North Carolina, and its transformation into Sherbet Town, a victim of affluenza. From the glory days in the 1950s-1970s to hurricanes and community activism, discover how Sea Breeze has been impacted over the years. Learn about the revitalization efforts, demographics, and the concept of affluenza that has changed the landscape of this once vibrant community.

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Sea Breeze Village and Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina

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  1. Sea Breeze to Sherbet Town:An Historic African American Beach Resort is Lost to AffluenzaLiz Hines, UNCW

  2. Sea Breeze Village and Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina

  3. Wilmington Record burned 11/10/1898

  4. Freemans’Sea Breeze(Glory days, 1950s-1970s)

  5. 1949

  6. The Monte Carlo by the Sea, as it was in 1953 and lamented in 1998. It was destroyed by Hazel, but rebuilt twice by Frank Hill.

  7. Hurricane Hazel, 1954

  8. Community Activism, 1980s

  9. Joe McNeill, of the 1960 Woolworth’s Sit-in

  10. New Hanover County’s Long Range Plan for Sea Breeze Revitalization, 1986-88

  11. 2000

  12. 2006

  13. Sea Breeze Village (a census-designated place) • Currently, about 1,300 people live in Sea Breeze’s 1.6 square miles • 25 feet above sea level • 82% white, 16% black, 2% Hispanic or other • Median Age, 45.9 (NC 35.3) • Median income, $46,600 (NC $40,729) • Median house/condo value $267,800 (NC $127,600)

  14. 2006: Colorado Coastal Properties installs water and sewer on Sea Breeze Road

  15. “Affluenza” A term attributed to Michael Moore and popularized in a Public Television documentary of the same name. Defined as: 1. The bloated, sluggish and unfulfilled feeling that results from efforts to keep up with the Joneses. 2. An epidemic of stress, overwork, waste and indebtedness caused by dogged pursuit of the American Dream. 3. An unsustainable addiction to economic growth.” http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/

  16. Looking north, across Snow’s Cut, at Sea Breeze

  17. Looking East, across the Intra-Coastal Waterway, at Sherbet Town, north of Freeman Beach

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