![]() ![]() "I hadn't seen them for a year," she said. She recalled how the summer after George's accident, the fireman's convention was in town. Rose had lots of support from friends, family and supportive motel guests. Ten years later, in 1977, George added a five-story, 40-unit building to the motel property. Rose and George married in 1965, and two years later came to live in Ocean City year-round. ![]() George Brous and his father in 1963 purchased the Flamingo when it was still a 23-unit motel on 31st Street and Baltimore Avenue. "I wish today's youth could witness what I witnessed and then there would be a true understanding of the word freedom." "We were all seeing history in the making," she said. She remembers watching the East German soldiers standing atop the Berlin Wall, ready to shoot anyone trying to escape to the free West Berlin side. She met her husband the next spring when they were both waiting tables at Embers in Ocean City.Īfter two years of teaching in Baltimore County, she took a job through the Department of Defense in 1962, as a teacher for the children of soldiers stationed in West Berlin, Germany. Rose Brous attended Wicomico High School and graduated in 1960 from Salisbury State Teacher's College. If someone's going to be in charge of something, I don't want to second-guess him. ![]() "All he ever wanted to do was run this place, he told me," she said. She works part-time now, and her son, Joel, is the general manager of the Flamingo. They can talk to anybody on any level because they're so used to talking to people." "It's all they ever knew it's a part of their life," she said. When their father died, Joel was 7 and Nick was 10. She ended up raising her young sons, Joel and Nick, in the motel business when they weren't in school. And I know if I kept the business, as long as I could rent the rooms, I'd be fine. I decided to keep it because I didn't know how easy it would be to get a job teaching. "If I keep the motel in the summertime and they work for me, I'll know where they were. "My thoughts were, I have these two boys," she said. ![]() She considered going back to being a school teacher, but instead stayed with the motel. For those who want to enjoy a smoke-free environment during their stay, Flamingo Inn is entirely nonsmoking throughout all of its premises.Her husband, George, told her if anything ever happened to him, to keep the business, for at least a year. The motel also offers a launderette facility so you can keep your clothes clean throughout your vacation. Every guestroom features cable TV and private bathrooms and some even have full kitchens and private patios, giving you more space to relax during your stay. This Fort Myers Beach motel provides guests with modern amenities such as free WiFi, free parking and an outdoor picnic area with barbecue facilities all within 300 feet of the Gulf of Mexico beach. Lovers Key State Park is only five minutes' drive away and Mound Key Archaeological State Park is approximately 3 miles away, while Matanzas Pass Preserve can be reached in 8 minutes by car. Couples have rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip, making it one of the top choices in the area. Flamingo Inn Fort Myers Beach is located just a minute's walk away from the beach and is an ideal spot for couples looking for a romantic getaway. ![]()
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