A walk through Walton County's Rosemary Beach
Founded in 1995 by Patrick D. Bienvenue, Rosemary Beach is a New Urbanism–inspired planned community located just west of Panama City Beach. Its design draws inspiration from the French Quarter in New Orleans.
Looking north at the Pearl Hotel from the center of Western Green.
A view of the Gulf of Mexico from Rosemary Beach’s Western Green.
Looking north down Charlestown Avenue.
Walking through Long Green near West Long Green Road.
Walking on a pedestrian promenade between Hope Town Lane and South Green Turtle Lane.
Looking northeast along a pedestrian promenade south of East Water Street.
Walking west along East Water Street.
Looking west along Town Hall Road.
Driving along East Water Street.
The architecture of Rosemary Beach pays homage of historic coastal cities such as New Orleans, Charleston and St. Augustine.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com