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A sepia photograph ca. 1912 of the Sandlass entertainment complex at Highland Beach from across the road — Victorian gingerbread pavilion office with hexagonal corner tower, BAMBOO-GARDEN AIR-DROME signboard at far left, a man on a bicycle at the corner
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The Sandlass entertainment complex — the plaza corner, ca. 1912

ca. 1912

Highland Beach, foot of Sandy Hook (general area)

The Sandlass entertainment complex at Highland Beach seen from across the road, ca. 1912. The three-story Victorian gingerbread pavilion office at center with its hexagonal corner tower and twin chimneys. The BAMBOO-GARDEN AIR-DROME signboard is visible at far left along the boardwalk fence. A signpost at ground level advertises FRANGIPANI or CANDIES. A man on a bicycle stands at the corner; three or four other pedestrians stand at the storefront entrance. The plaza is unpaved sand.

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A sepia photograph ca. 1912 of the Sandlass entertainment complex at Highland Beach from across the road — Victorian gingerbread pavilion office with hexagonal corner tower, BAMBOO-GARDEN AIR-DROME signboard at far left, a man on a bicycle at the corner
An AI-colorized photograph ca. 1912 of the Sandlass entertainment complex at Highland Beach — the BAMBOO-GARDEN AIR-DROME signboard at left, Victorian gingerbread pavilion office at center, four men in Edwardian dress at the storefront, ORANGE PHOSPHATE and Coca-Cola signs

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Title
The Sandlass entertainment complex — the plaza corner, ca. 1912
Date
ca. 1912
Source
Sandlass Family Collection · via ATH archive
Contributor
Sandlass Family Collection
Rights
Sandlass Family Collection — permission granted for ATH publication
Slug
hb-family-img-9387

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The Sandlass entertainment complex — the plaza corner, ca. 1912 (ca. 1912). Sandlass Family Collection · via ATH archive The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/hb-family-img-9387/.