Not much goin' on in 1959. The canal had been "draglined" a little but there were no seawalls. The little beach house was pretty cool; not much more than a roof, frame walls and jalousie windows (it was essentially blown away in "Donna"). The road was private, there was even a gate and a sign that said "members only". The beach was free though, and a few people would park at the gate and walk. When I say a few, I mean a few a week!!! The gate was visible from my mom's kitchen window and she kinda kept tabs on the comings and goings.
I can still remember the sound of the breeze through those Australian Pines . . . .
Flash forward 50 years . . .
(Tip o' the hat to Brookside Homeboy for helping me with the math, I thought it was only 40 years! Sigh . . . it seems like yesterday).
Yeah, It was pretty neat 50 years ago . . . .
Seagate Homeboy
NHS Class of '67
How sad! Mangroves were dredged when some of those condos were built, they were supposed to be protected. Our third house in Seagate was on Seahorse Av; my dad took pictures of the dredged mangroves from our backyard...
ReplyDeleteThe Donna that hit Seagat before the hurricane,