The founders of Rehoboth Beach designed the end of Rehoboth Avenue to be wide, allowing expansive views of the ocean. The plot of land quickly became a grassy oval around which horse-drawn carriages traveled on dirt avenues, while cows roamed free during Rehoboth's formative years. At the city center, this plot remained grassy for 125 years. A black-and-white image shows the train station and the iconic Horn's Pavilion, built on the ocean side of Rehoboth's boardwalk and lost in the storm of 1914. Around 1930, a small platform bandstand was constructed near the center of the color image. Separate war memorials were consolidated into the combined memorial next to the bandstand. The bandstand has long been a hub of downtown activity, with regular public programs beginning around 1963. The current bandstand was built in 2006.