The End of an Era

Breakwater · 08-18-2015, 09:12 PM

Took these pictures of the former Marine Patrol building tonight. A very clean job being performed by the demolition team. If you get a chance to watch them in action, it's quite a sight!

Phantom · 08-19-2015, 07:45 AM

Awesome Photo's keep them coming !

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salty dog · 08-19-2015, 08:40 AM

I'm going up and out today. Will go take a look.

BroadHopper · 08-19-2015, 09:13 AM

Remember well hanging out at the boat yard and drooling over the Quicksilver engines, the Hydrodynes and Glastron ski boats that they sell. The old wood building burn around 1959 and was replace with a cement building. Goodhue sold the building to the state and the state added the second floor and the back attached structure. The weight of the second floor actually cause the downfall of the original structure according to a civil engineer.

The Quonset building in the rear was built by my uncle for Goodhue using WWII surplus materials. My uncle learn the trade when he was in Europe after the war to help the Germans rebuild their country.

wifi · 08-19-2015, 07:11 PM

I remember, as a youth, my brother and I rowing up from the place on Leavitt Shore, seeing clearly through 10 feet of water, picking out rocks, into Glendale and the docks. Nobody yelled at us as we approached the docks, it was all friendly back then.

Those were the days (to borrow a TV shows theme song, lol)

Descant · 08-19-2015, 11:19 PM

For many of us, this is just another step in a long era. Glendale has long been a major port on the lake, although more local service than tourist/commercial, and not so famous.

It wasn't just the NHMP HQ.
Goodhue's Boat Yard served a lot of islanders and provided a lot of economic activity, as did Dorothy's Restaurant (Dot's is the place in New Durham) and the Glendale Store and later, the Iron Pot (pub).

As a youngster, I remember going o Glendale the day after the fire. Cap'n Jack still had trouble talking. Edie (wife)said he cried all night. I would have cried too.

But, he was a Goodhie and a man of Winnipesaukee. It wasn't long before the plans were in place to rebuild, with the building that is there now. Well, it was there until a few days ago.

Only a few years later, it made economic sense for the state to relocate from the Weirs Channel (where the kept two Steelcraft patrol boats operated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). There was no Marine Patrol as we know it). So they bought Goodhue Boat Yard. Cap'n Jack was a State Rep. in those days.

In the sixties, Glendale was a booming (summer) place. You could literally hitchhike from Glendale to any Gilford Island up until about 2 a.m. There were that many island kids working at local family restaurants, the Weirs, etc. Then the condos came and killed all those jobs. Another story.

Maybe this should all be on the History pages, but when you talk about Glendale, it's all boating.

Who remembers Bud Abbott and the
"Limit"?

08-18-2015, 09:12 PM	#1
Breakwater Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 76 Times in 18 Posts	The End of an Era Took these pictures of the former Marine Patrol building tonight. A very clean job being performed by the demolition team. If you get a chance to watch them in action, it's quite a sight! Attached Images

08-19-2015, 07:45 AM	#2
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Awesome Photo's keep them coming ! . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

08-19-2015, 08:40 AM	#3
salty dog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beverly Cove, Ma Posts: 359 Thanks: 288 Thanked 148 Times in 82 Posts	I'm going up and out today. Will go take a look. __________________ I'd rather be relax'n at Winnipesaukee

08-19-2015, 09:13 AM	#4
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,606 Thanks: 3,238 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Goodhue's Boat Yard Remember well hanging out at the boat yard and drooling over the Quicksilver engines, the Hydrodynes and Glastron ski boats that they sell. The old wood building burn around 1959 and was replace with a cement building. Goodhue sold the building to the state and the state added the second floor and the back attached structure. The weight of the second floor actually cause the downfall of the original structure according to a civil engineer. The Quonset building in the rear was built by my uncle for Goodhue using WWII surplus materials. My uncle learn the trade when he was in Europe after the war to help the Germans rebuild their country. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-19-2015, 11:19 PM	#6
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,454 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 1,651 Times in 1,079 Posts	The end of an era? For many of us, this is just another step in a long era. Glendale has long been a major port on the lake, although more local service than tourist/commercial, and not so famous. It wasn't just the NHMP HQ. Goodhue's Boat Yard served a lot of islanders and provided a lot of economic activity, as did Dorothy's Restaurant (Dot's is the place in New Durham) and the Glendale Store and later, the Iron Pot (pub). As a youngster, I remember going o Glendale the day after the fire. Cap'n Jack still had trouble talking. Edie (wife)said he cried all night. I would have cried too. But, he was a Goodhie and a man of Winnipesaukee. It wasn't long before the plans were in place to rebuild, with the building that is there now. Well, it was there until a few days ago. Only a few years later, it made economic sense for the state to relocate from the Weirs Channel (where the kept two Steelcraft patrol boats operated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). There was no Marine Patrol as we know it). So they bought Goodhue Boat Yard. Cap'n Jack was a State Rep. in those days. In the sixties, Glendale was a booming (summer) place. You could literally hitchhike from Glendale to any Gilford Island up until about 2 a.m. There were that many island kids working at local family restaurants, the Weirs, etc. Then the condos came and killed all those jobs. Another story. Maybe this should all be on the History pages, but when you talk about Glendale, it's all boating. Who remembers Bud Abbott and the "Limit"?

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08-19-2015, 07:11 PM	#5
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	I remember, as a youth, my brother and I rowing up from the place on Leavitt Shore, seeing clearly through 10 feet of water, picking out rocks, into Glendale and the docks. Nobody yelled at us as we approached the docks, it was all friendly back then. Those were the days (to borrow a TV shows theme song, lol)

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