Snapshots of the Past: Beachwood Clubhouse
Posted by beachwoodhistoricalalliance on June 24, 2009
Today we’ll take a quick look at the original Beachwood Clubhouse, built by the New York Tribune to benefit our borough’s earliest residents. The exterior postcard shot is courtesy longtime seasonal resident Geoffrey Brown, and the interior postcard courtesy postcard dealer Kari Garell.
From Mr. Brown: “The photo was taken from the island in the middle of Club House Road near the end of Lookout around 1920 (Lookout went through to Club House until about 1960). The building burned before WWII. It was an outstanding example of Arts & Crafts Movement rustic architecture.”
The site of the clubhouse today, a parking lot with stairs leading down to the water, sits directly across from the Mayo Park Playground on the bluff overlooking Windy Cove. It offers one of the best views in the borough, and includes a couple of picnic tables nearby. The closed end of Lookout Street allows for safer pedestrian access between the two sides of Mayo Park, and was later partially redeveloped into a parking lot.
Lauren said
As a kid I spent so much time going up and down those stairs, playing down by the river when I got bored during my brother’s many, many baseball games. I always wondered what they had belonged to, and I’m so glad you posted this! Thanks for sharing yet another great piece of Beachwood history.