- North Shore Beach and Yacht Club
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Scan of historic postcard depicting the North Shore Yacht Club on its bottom half
The North Shore Beach and Yacht Club or North Shore Yacht Club is an Albert Frey-designed building in North Shore, California USA.
It opened in 1962 as part of a $2 million development along the northeastern shore of the Salton Sea which would become California's largest marina. Several prominent figures from the entertainment industry docked boats there, among them members of The Beach Boys, Jerry Lewis and The Marx Brothers. Ever-increasing salinity from agricultural runoff from both the Coachella Valley and Imperial County combined with fluctuating water levels culminated in a major flood in 1981, destroying the club's jetty and making it impossible for boats to dock at the club; it would be completely closed by 1984.
Like the majority of the buildings which surround it, the North Shore Beach and Yacht Club was abandoned and vandalized. The shoreside swimming pool remained intact though badly vandalized as well. An often-photographed large advertising sign for Texaco Marine at the site of the jetty has now been removed.
In July 2009, Riverside County supervisors approved the reception of a grant of $3.35 million as part of an overall package of $30 million to redevelop and restore the property.[1]
Salton Sea History Museum
On May 1, 2010, the restored yacht club was reopened to the public as the Salton Sea History Museum, serving as a community center as well as a museum. The former pool area now serves as an activity deck while the former loading area is a children's play area.[2]
See also
External links and references
- ^ http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907220309 News of redevelopment funds at Mydesert.com
- ^ http://saltonseamuseum.org/ Salton Sea History Museum
- Salton Sea History Museum - official site
- The Salton Sea: California's Overlooked Treasure at sci.sdsu.edu
- Aerial view at Wikimapia.org
- Photographs of the yacht club in its abandoned condition and surrounding area at Richardheeps.co.uk
Coordinates: 33°30′46″N 115°55′38″W / 33.5128043°N 115.9272198°W
Categories:- Historical society museums in California
- Modernist architecture in California
- Buildings and structures completed in 1962
- 1962 establishments in the United States
- 1984 disestablishments
- 2010 establishments in the United States
- Museums in Riverside County, California
- Coachella Valley
- Clubhouses in the United States
- Maritime museums in California
- History museums in California
- Clubhouses in California
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