▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁original ▁structure ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Lew es ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁residence . ▁A ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁which ▁stands ▁today . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁lies ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁strip ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁and ▁Re h ob oth ▁Bay ▁and ▁is ▁about ▁one ▁mile ▁long ▁and ▁two ▁blocks ▁wide . ▁Despite ▁its ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁low ▁year - round ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁descend ▁upon ▁the ▁town ▁during ▁summer ▁week ends . ▁N umer ous ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants ▁line ▁Coast al ▁Highway ▁( Del aware ▁Route ▁ 1 ), ▁the ▁town ' s ▁main ▁street . ▁ ▁While ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁magnet ▁for ▁party go ers ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months , ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁family ▁resort ▁spot , ▁particularly ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁wide , ▁sand y ▁be aches , ▁and ▁many ▁hot els , ▁c ott ages , ▁and ▁cond omin iums . ▁ ▁As ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁most ▁beach ▁areas , ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁qui ets ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁off ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁hosts