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North Shore Beach & Yacht Club 1958

North Shore Beach & Yacht Club 1958




Submitted by @jqmcd
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
LISTED IN THE
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NORTH SHORE BEACH & YACHT CLUB 1958
DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT ALBERT FREY, THE BUILDING RESEMBLES
A SHIP WITH ITS CURVED PROW, SECOND-STORY "BRIDGE,
PORTHOLE WINDOWS, PIPE RAILINGS, AND CENTRAL MAST.
FREY'S SIGNATURE STYLE IS EVIDENT IN HIS USE OF
SAND-COLORED CONCRETE BLOCK, CORRUGATED METAL, AND
YELLOW FIBERGLASS PANELS. IT IS A MODERN MASTERPIECE
FOR THE "GLAMOUR CAPITAL OF THE SALTON SEA."

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