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Beach Postcard To Match

Dodge — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:17:05 -0400

Probably about 1935.
This scene is hard to place but I would guess 6th Street looking south. It could be up closer to the river.

good find!

bub — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:57:04 -0400

Very good find, Dodge, picture came out well.If it is indeed from the 20's rest assured its not a TV antennae, it posssibly could be a radio antennae, or flag pole, but more likely its a lightning rod which were prevalent on the Bruce years ago, especially when the houses are the tallest things around during the early 20th century when the logged out area's new trees were not very tall.
I really cant make out the model T..but...
I think I see Elvis in the window...;)

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Slightly Off Location Picture Post Anyway

Dodge — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:03:01 -0400

First attempt at a picture here. If it works this is a Tobermory postcard possibly from 1922. I am looking at what I think is Model T. How did it get there? Good question. Perhaps someone knows the street name and the hotel if that is what it is. Is that a TV antenna?

Tobermory undated.

If this works I will get back on topic.

thanks Flytrap!

bub — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:17:21 -0400

Thanks for the info Flytrap..very informative...always nice to see someone who not only remembers history, but shares it.

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postcards

flytrap — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:32:27 -0400

The 1970's view is identifiable by the large poplars on right-hand side of photo (which is telephoto shot) -- look towards Huron Feathers or Catholic Church -- they still stand.

1920's could be up on Lakeshore near the Gauley property as there is lot of vegetation in foreground. The dunes there have built up higher over the years as have entire length from Main St to River. In the late 40's, early 50's the north beach had "islands" of grass and sand cherry bushes which grabbed the drifting sand. As children we called it the dry sand, which it was, and my thin cousin who was always cold from swimming would head for it to get warm.

I do not know but think there was a high water year when the winter ice blew ashore and sort of levelled this area of beach. The present grooming is keeping it flat and therefore dry sand blows into the dunes instead of building up on the beach.

Of course when the Park was established during the late 60's or early 70's, we had low waters and wide beach. They erected the barriers against which you parked diagonally. You drove through the archway of the 6th St "changehouse" where you paid your fee, then down the other side and either south or north from there. A few high water years came where the changehouse was in danger of erosion by wave action.
Then the people who built their houses on sand pressured Amabel Township into dumping huge boulders to ensure that The Point (as it had been known) was not overcome by winter waves. Sand has now drifted into place and most, if not all, of the boulders are covered. This is from the road where fishermen park their boat trailers by the river, up to the dead end of the road which runs out to the Point. Until then Sauble Beach was virtually without stones. Ahhh -- progress!!

Flytrap

eBay Beach

garym — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:08:56 -0400

Two postcard views of our beach by way of eBay, Sauble 1920 ... and circa '74?

Both photos are up on eBay now for sale, along with various other bits of beach memorabilia