Of course we are talking about the Old Town Beach at the bottom of Waubuno Road, not the new town beach at Waubuno Park.
A current overhead view from early 2017 shows
- Waubuno Road travelling down to the beach, from the top/centre-right
- The Coast Guard base in the top left of the image
- The High Dive and parking area and now Sail Parry Sound at the bottom left of centre
- the old railway track, now an exercise/walking path cutting from the bottom of the image through the centre of the photo disappearing into the trees by the coast guard base
- Belvedere Heights, Belvedere Avenue and buildings close to the historic site of the Belvidere/Belvedere Hotel.
- All of the buildings, the Beach House, Bath House, change shacks etc appear to be removed from this image
- Much of the stone pier work to the north and south of the beach also is now absent or obscured
A Note on the Belvedere Hotel
I have no deep insight on what the correct spelling of the Hotel above the beach should be. I have, however, tried to be consistent within a description of a Postcard – for example – if a Postcard mentions the Belvidere Hotel – I’ll stick with that spelling for the duration of our discussion on that particular card.
Opinions vary on whether this is helpful. A unsatisfying summary of Hotel naming conventions here.
Also, I haven’t included any of the great closeup photos of Belvidere or of the view from Belvidere. I have, however, included a few choice Postcards showing Belvidere from distance for two reasons:
- Some Belvidere postcards provide unique views of the beach, facing south/north and east.
- other cards from Belvidere that were shot from the water give us additional detail about the buildings surrounding the beach
But no closeups of the Hotel – you need to draw the line somewhere.