community
Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a 1930s beach subdivision on the west end of Panama City Beach, between Laguna Beach and the Walton County line.
A neighborhood between the dune lakes and the towers.
Sunnyside is one of the oldest names on the beach. M.E. McCorquodale bought the land in 1927, and he and his wife platted "Sunnyside on the Gulf" in 1935. On the west end, the old highway along the Gulf is now Front Beach Road (State Road 30).
The beach strip
The 1935 plat set aside the land between the highway and the Gulf as "Sunnyside Park" for the subdivision's lot owners. In 1953 the Florida Supreme Court upheld that dedication as a private easement. That's why the Gulf side of Front Beach Road stays open along this stretch.
Where it is
Laguna Beach is to the east. Riviera Beach, Carillon Beach and the Walton County line are farther west. Pier Park is about 15 minutes east, and US 98 runs inland for errands.
Explore nearby
- Laguna Beach — Dune lakes and low-rise streets on the west end, a census place of its own.
- Front Beach — The Gulf road of towers and beach accesses, the PCB most visitors picture.
- Pier Park West — A separate retail strip just west of Pier Park, on the south side of US 98.
- Carillon Beach — A gated west-end village with Lake Carillon, Market Street, and private walkovers.
Community along Panama City Beach, Bay County