 In fact, on its opening night, chartered planes flew up a whole contingent of Hollywood stars, and 11,000 people turned out at Bowerman Basin to see the celebrities.By December 1960, of canals were planned, a six-hole golf course was drawing players, and the mall shopping area was ready for the 1961 Ocean Shores Estates construction boom.The mall, 100 motel units, three restaurants and an airstrip sprang up from the sandy ground, with the marina opening in 1963.