White owl cabins

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I was going to start a thread about the White Owl Cabins, but I see someone has already beat me to it! I've been collecting White Owl images for a while. This is one of the most interesting of the former cabin colonies in the area for two reasons. One, its location is so familiar to everyone today as the site of Shaw's supermarket and the Margate resort. Second, the high quality and quantity of cards that were produced. Up first is this aerial photo:



The Margate now occupies what was previously the White Owl's Lakeside Cabins and Beach, noted as items "B" and "I" in the aerial. The main property was situated where Shaw's is today.

In the late 1930's and 1940's many black and white postcards of the White Owl were produced. Here is the Clubhouse:



The Main Court:



The miniature Sawmill in Garden:



The Cottage Court:



The Old Well:



In the late 1940's or early 1950's, many beautiful color linen postcards were produced. This one shows a couple relaxing on their front porch:



Solid Comfort:



Interior views:



The sawmill in the Garden, this time in color:



Garden Cabins:



There indeed was also a restaurant at the White Owl, as evidenced by this placemat and postcard:





Here are a couple of historical articles about the White Owl. The first dates the White Owl from 1929, as a 1933 article (75 years before the article date of 2008) states that the White Owl cabin colony was in its fourth year of operations.

The article also refers to McIntyre's pasture. Later this intersection became known as McIntyre Circle, as it is still known today, even though today there is no traffic circle, just a traffic light at this intersection.



This second article from 1937 shows that owners had a kind of a problem that was quickly solved by the police!



Does anyone else have some old postcards of the White Owl that they would like to share?