Cmdr Oceanfront Hotel

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During WWII, the Commander was a haven for overworked doctors, lawyers and executives. During those days, the windows were covered at night with black-out curtains because of the danger of enemy shelling from off-shore submarines. After the war, with the economy improved, plans were completed to add a new north wing. Then operating on the Modified American Plan (two meals a day included) and boasting a dining room that could seat in excess of 400 people, the Commander became the hotel of choice for many convention groups and reunions. During the 1950's, the Commander Clambakes became known throughout the state and were twice featured in the Baltimore Sun. On some occasions, over 1200 people ate lobster, corn-on-the-cob and steamed clams cooked together on the beach in a pit enclosing an oak bed of coals, smothered in kelp and covered with canvas. The March Storm of 1962 brought the beach clambakes to an end as the beach elevation after the storm made it impossible to build a fire that would not be extinguished by high tide. After that, the Clambakes were prepared totally in our kitchen. Beginning in 1979 and for the next 14 years, the Lynch Family produced the Commander Boardwalk Dinner Theatre. This was not a buffet theatre, but a performer service theatre that brought rave reviews. Many of our past performers can be seen in road shows, on Broadway, TV Commercials, Carnegie Hall and even the recent movie musical "Evita." In 1992, the first phase of a rebuild for the...

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