Experts Needed: Where on the Lake?

Stilljester · 10-16-2017, 10:10 AM

Hi Everyone,

Long time reader first time writer...hopefully this is the correct sub-forum otherwise, my apologies to the moderators.

This weekend my mother remembered she used to visit Winnipesaukee during the summer as a child. I was curious if anyone knew where this photo might have been taken?

Thanks!

Major · 10-16-2017, 10:47 AM

I believe it's Weirs Beach. I see Howard Johnson's in the background.

Phantom · 10-16-2017, 02:21 PM

I was thinking the EXACT same thing , for the EXACT same reason !

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Major · 10-16-2017, 02:30 PM

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Here's a vintage photo.

mcdude · 10-16-2017, 03:26 PM

This view shows how HoJo's would have been in the background in a photo taken on the beach.

Patofnaud · 10-16-2017, 04:54 PM

Cool, Faro's/Lobster Pound used to be a HoJo's? And look at all those trees!

Slickcraft · 10-16-2017, 07:58 PM

Looks like late 1950s based on the cars.

Woody38 · 10-16-2017, 08:20 PM

There is a '57 Ford Fairlane and a '55 or'56 Chevy among the cars

secondcurve · 10-16-2017, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Looks like late 1950s based on the cars.

Pretty good guess. The right hand side of the photo is stamped "August 61".

Stilljester · 10-17-2017, 08:44 AM

Wow! Thanks for the help everyone and I'd agree judging by the photos it does look like Weirs beach. Amazing how much it's changed yet still looks the same.

ApS · 10-17-2017, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

Pretty good guess. The right hand side of the photo is stamped "August 61".

That's a 1961 Ford Falcon in the middle—available at dealers following new rollouts of September, 1960.

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tis · 10-17-2017, 01:11 PM

Nobody has mentioned the building to the right . I remember that. Was it a drive in?

AC2717 · 10-17-2017, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Nobody has mentioned the building to the right . I remember that. Was it a drive in?

Don't know In that photo but that is what was before it burned down was the Wide Open Saloon and the motel that was attached, it looks like it was a motel in that photo as well, drive-in entrance down the middle to the entrance building before opening to the parking area for drive in

Slickcraft · 10-17-2017, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ApS

That's a 1961 Ford Falcon in the middle—available at dealers following new rollouts of September, 1960.

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Well I blew it. I saw 57 and 58 cars and also noted the Falcon but forgot that the Falcon was but a baby in 1960.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz1t_WqYZqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43ExlkXmQs

And I did not scroll right to see the photo date of 1961. My high school grad year.

Anyway, always great to see the old photos, thanks to the OP.

WJT2 · 12-25-2019, 03:50 PM

Ford Falcon in picture. 1961 was first year for that model. Thanks Lee Iacocca .

The Real BigGuy · 12-25-2019, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pondguy

The owners Skip and Carol McClean in the early 70s attached an old train station to the right side of the building it was called The Gandy Dancer Saloon.

Made a great “Skip & Go Naked”!

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10-16-2017, 10:10 AM	#1
Stilljester Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Experts Needed: Where on the Lake? Hi Everyone, Long time reader first time writer...hopefully this is the correct sub-forum otherwise, my apologies to the moderators. This weekend my mother remembered she used to visit Winnipesaukee during the summer as a child. I was curious if anyone knew where this photo might have been taken? Thanks! Last edited by Stilljester; 10-16-2017 at 05:25 PM.

10-16-2017, 10:47 AM	#2
Major Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Laconia Posts: 1,093 Thanks: 449 Thanked 1,024 Times in 429 Posts	Weirs Beach I believe it's Weirs Beach. I see Howard Johnson's in the background.

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Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	I was thinking the EXACT same thing , for the EXACT same reason ! . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

10-16-2017, 02:30 PM	#4
Major Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Laconia Posts: 1,093 Thanks: 449 Thanked 1,024 Times in 429 Posts	HoJo's Here's a vintage photo.

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	This view shows how HoJo's would have been in the background in a photo taken on the beach. __________________

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Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 239 Thanks: 13 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts	Cool, Faro's/Lobster Pound used to be a HoJo's? And look at all those trees!

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,337 Thanks: 1,247 Thanked 2,118 Times in 968 Posts	Looks like late 1950s based on the cars.

10-16-2017, 08:20 PM	#8
Woody38 Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 583 Thanks: 46 Thanked 110 Times in 81 Posts	There is a '57 Ford Fairlane and a '55 or'56 Chevy among the cars

10-17-2017, 08:44 AM	#10
Stilljester Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 61 Thanks: 2 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Wow! Thanks for the help everyone and I'd agree judging by the photos it does look like Weirs beach. Amazing how much it's changed yet still looks the same.

10-17-2017, 01:11 PM	#12
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,824 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	Nobody has mentioned the building to the right . I remember that. Was it a drive in?

12-25-2019, 03:50 PM	#15
WJT2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Foxborough MA Posts: 176 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 50 Times in 31 Posts	Weirs Beach Ford Falcon in picture. 1961 was first year for that model. Thanks Lee Iacocca .