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Originally Posted by nj2nh
I think Alton Bay is hanging on to its community feel by its fingernails. Once the roller skating rink closed and McGrath's (not the supermarkey) disappeared and Busy Corner stopped being, well, Busy Corner, things began to disappear. Now the Blue Jay Mini-Golf is for sale. Once that goes, there won't be anything left in Alton Bay.
nj2nh
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From the Baysider article that McDude posted yesterday, it looks like the Blue Jay will remain as a mini-golf course. The new owner also has the mini-golf in Chichester (near the Weathervane) and that looks really nice. The upgrades he mentioned in the article should see an improvement. If he also adds a pizza shop in the vacant store that will also make that corner a little busier again. The previous owners weren't going to make any improvements, they were looking to retire as their family had left the nest, and weren't going to put any $ into the place.
I'm with you though, nj2nh, the place isn't the same without the old McGraths and Busy Corner. I still remember going by boat to do laundry for my mother at the little laundromat behind Busy Corner (I wasn't old enough to drive a car). A load of wash was 25 cents back then. At that time the post office was also in that building where the "gift shop" is located in Amilynne's.