In this iconic photo from the Storm of ‘62, the front section of the Henlopen Hotel along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is in ruins. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Dolle’s in Rehoboth Beach has collapsed into the sand amid the ruins of the Boardwalk. The damaged Atlantic Sands Hotel is in the background. DELDOT PHOTO The front section of the Atlantic Sands Hotel in Rehoboth Beach has collapsed. The day following the storm, more of the structure collapsed. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO This aerial photograph shows the utter destruction on the north end of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, including the damaged Henlopen Hotel. DELDOT PHOTO Unrelenting waves pounded the Rehoboth Beach coastline for three days, completely washing away the Boardwalk at the end of Rehoboth Avenue. DELDOT PHOTO Playland, now Funland, was damaged by the storm, but the steel foundation under the structure held up. MARIE QUILLEN PHOTO Work starts on rebuilding amid the ruins on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. In the distance is Playland, one of the few structures left standing. MARIE QUILLEN PHOTO This photo shows damage at Playland, which was in the process of being sold to later become Funland on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Nearly all of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk was destroyed. This section near New Castle Street was the only part with boards still left on the pilings. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Nearly all Dewey Beach streets are flooded from extreme high tides on Rehoboth Bay. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO The Grier House along Rehoboth Beach has been knocked off its foundation. This was the fate of many homes and structures along the coast. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO The highest tide recorded in Lewes was more than 9 feet above normal. Savannah Road leading to the beach was impassable except for National Guard vehicles. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO The entire length of Cedar Avenue in Lewes is flooded. DELDOT PHOTO The best way to get around the Town of Milton the day after the storm passed was by boat. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Work to remove the rubble began just a few days after the storm along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk at the Dolle’s location. Most of the area was back in business by the time the summer season started. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Damage along the Bethany Beach boardwalk was extensive. Twenty-eight of 29 oceanfront homes were destroyed in Bethany, and every home in South Bethany was destroyed. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Houses are moved off their foundations and sand washes debris inland along Dewey Beach. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Rooms of the Atlantic Sands Hotel along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk are ripped open. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Sand, resembling drifting snow, is removed to clear a path to get into Dewey Beach. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Nearly all of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is damaged or destroyed after three days of unrelenting waves and high tides. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO As far as the eye can see, Route 1 – then called Route 14 – is covered with sand washed ashore by an onslaught of waves and high water. The old Indian River Coast Guard station withstood the storm. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO All that’s left of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is a pile of debris. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Damage to houses along Bowers Beach was a commonplace scene following the Storm of ‘62. DELDOT PHOTO Stuart Kingston Gallery took a big hit. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO This aerial image looking north shows the nearly impassable stretch of road south of Dewey Beach. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO Although the roadway was covered with sand, the Indian River Inlet bridge remained intact. DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO