Bakeman Cabins/Roberts Cove beach and cottage history

Barney Bear · 07-29-2020, 11:29 AM

The car in the old photo is, probably, a late 1930's sedan. 🐻

ApS · 07-29-2020, 08:37 PM

Robert's Cove Road is a loop-road, and a nice diversion. 'Road looks the same as the photo with Rattlesnake Island in the background.

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Originally Posted by Barney Bear

The car in the old photo is, probably, a late 1930's sedan. 🐻

I'll go with a '36 through '38 "Trunk-back" Chevy or Buick.

A little further south, you come to "Old Wolfeboro Road" (Probably the original road I was driven to Melvin Village—'til it got "fixed").

mcdude · 07-29-2020, 03:30 PM

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tis · 07-29-2020, 03:59 PM

That was the main road in the old days. The "new" Alton road was built in 1965.

Barney Bear · 07-29-2020, 08:28 PM

Car is possibly a pre-war Packard [pointed grille]. 🐻

StevenGilford · 07-29-2020, 11:40 PM

We know that June Bakeman was a past owner of the cottage. This clipping
from 1938 states that they were there 6 months of the year. So unless they had another home in East Alton, our best guess is that the 2 'cabins' were already connected to each other to form the 'cottage' by then.

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Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 495 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts	"Ask the Man That Owns One" Car is possibly a pre-war Packard [pointed grille]. 🐻

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StevenGilford Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 138 Thanks: 15 Thanked 48 Times in 29 Posts	We know that June Bakeman was a past owner of the cottage. This clipping from 1938 states that they were there 6 months of the year. So unless they had another home in East Alton, our best guess is that the 2 'cabins' were already connected to each other to form the 'cottage' by then. Attached Images

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,749 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,459 Times in 1,016 Posts	That was the main road in the old days. The "new" Alton road was built in 1965.

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