Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Coral Gables Times
Thursday, June 7, 1962, page 63 (of 64)
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Country Club
Continued from page 37 core of diehards who are against Longshore, and always will be. But the $10 family sticker (now $12) is no longer a burning issue. The golf course that we thought had a capacity of no more than 375 has been known to handle as many as 420 people on a weekend day. The tennis courts have been jammed from the day they opened, and several more are to be built. Every mooring has been rented, and on the board are plans for a new marina for 500 to 1,000 boats. The first year almost 50% of the total population of the Town of Westport applied for admission cards! The second season saw a big increase in that figure. The main restaurant, which turns into a ballroom accommodating more than 600—the largest dining room in Fairfield County—has been a great success. Most of Westport’s big functions, as well as those of the surrounding towns, are held here. And the concessionaire is making a profit and turning in a healthy contribution to the operating budget of the Park. AMONG unexpected results, the Park is helping to attract better teachers to Westport, a manna for the fiercely competitive market in our section! (The Board of Education’s recruiting brochure describes the club’s facilities.) Projected: a modern playground where kids can skate and ride their bikes and mothers can sit with their baby carriages. Also in prospect is a long addition to the sandy beach and another swimming pool. Now for the $200,000 question I know is on your minds: “How did you do in the money department?” In Longshore’s first year it made an almost unintentional operating profit of more than $14,000! When we started this venture, we got in touch with the National Recreation Association to get the figures, policies, and other data of towns that had attempted to buy and transform a private club. We were told that the Association’s records showed no precedent for such an undertaking. In fact, we were urged to tell the Association all about the idea and to let it know how we came out, as undoubtedly other towns would want to know. It turns out NRA was right. Towns all over the area—and as far west as Utah—have been pressing for information and advice. Our advice is always the same: do it by all means—if you have the strength! Despite all his work, Longshore is actually a sparetime interest of the author. Julian Brodie is occupied full time as an executive of the Lawrence C. Gumbinner Advertising Agency in New York. Suburbia Today, June 1962 39
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