My fami;y was a member of this place in the mid 60's. We cought so many corvina off the jetty. Once out on the sea a jet fighter came so close it kicked up a spray. One night I saw a meteor shower and had the strongerst phoressence in the water I have ever seen anywhere. You could see every fish. The Commadore room had a TV and was air conditioned. We spent a lot of time in the pool fighting horse flies. My dad loved the place, but the heat, horse flies and smell drove me away.
it's amazing that it looked like that, it seems like such a tiny structure to house all that. i'm glad it's being restored, but the salton sea's still not what it once was... it's far from the most pleasant-smelling place that i've ever been...
Good news: Thanks to federal stimulus funding, this building is now in the process of being restored to its former glory - thanks to $3.5 million in federal stimulus funding. When the renovation is complete, the building will reopen as a visitor center, museum, and community center.
The renovation is expected to be completed - ahead of schedule - sometime in January 2010.
I have tons of photos of this place - both in decay and now in the middle of restoration. Since I can't post URLs here, please Google "slworking north shore yacht club" to see my pics of the building.
@slworking2 I am amazed about how faithful they were to the original design. I bet you can actually smell 1960 in the place if it looks that much like it did in the day.
@Newtwist75 Me too. They've installed modern lighting, drop ceilings, and electrical service, but have otherwise keep the same look and feel as it apparently looked back in the day.
My fami;y was a member of this place in the mid 60's. We cought so many corvina off the jetty. Once out on the sea a jet fighter came so close it kicked up a spray. One night I saw a meteor shower and had the strongerst phoressence in the water I have ever seen anywhere. You could see every fish. The Commadore room had a TV and was air conditioned. We spent a lot of time in the pool fighting horse flies. My dad loved the place, but the heat, horse flies and smell drove me away.
thepollywog1 1 month ago
they are rebuilding to the original design this place as we speak.
sean57 2 years ago 2
@sean57 I just posted some vids of the renovation job. Check out my channel. :-)
slworking2 1 year ago
it's amazing that it looked like that, it seems like such a tiny structure to house all that. i'm glad it's being restored, but the salton sea's still not what it once was... it's far from the most pleasant-smelling place that i've ever been...
moldie13 2 years ago
wow!! how cool!
sandgawd1 2 years ago
Good news: Thanks to federal stimulus funding, this building is now in the process of being restored to its former glory - thanks to $3.5 million in federal stimulus funding. When the renovation is complete, the building will reopen as a visitor center, museum, and community center.
The renovation is expected to be completed - ahead of schedule - sometime in January 2010.
slworking2 2 years ago
I have tons of photos of this place - both in decay and now in the middle of restoration. Since I can't post URLs here, please Google "slworking north shore yacht club" to see my pics of the building.
slworking2 2 years ago
@slworking2 I just saw the exterior the other day and I gotta say 1960 owners of the club would be proud. Its very colorful from Highway 111.
Newtwist75 1 year ago
@Newtwist75 Indeed. I was at the grand re-opening ceremony. Several of the original club members were actually in attendance, too.
slworking2 1 year ago
@slworking2 I am amazed about how faithful they were to the original design. I bet you can actually smell 1960 in the place if it looks that much like it did in the day.
Newtwist75 1 year ago
@Newtwist75 Me too. They've installed modern lighting, drop ceilings, and electrical service, but have otherwise keep the same look and feel as it apparently looked back in the day.
slworking2 1 year ago
So sad this place is a hollow shell of what it once was..they dont make them like this anymore.
BadCamera32 2 years ago
Soooooooooooooooo cool! thanks for digging this up!
SonicZoom 2 years ago
Awesome to see what it used to look like.
slworking2 2 years ago
WOW, so different now.
turbo1964 2 years ago