Historic SoWal trivia

[Emerald Drifter]

Here is a great high rez photo (1969) of that "detour" they did at Eastern Lake.View attachment 72761

I dont know whose decision it was to make that detour in 30A, but I am truly thankful. We all should be. That detour saved those lakes.

You can look on Google Maps, satellite view and see where there are several "once" coastal dune lakes that have been "sealed" by what is now Front Beach Road. There is one right behind Dusty's Oyster Bar in PCB.

I would also venture to guess that the lake/pond just west of Ponciana and just west of Edgewater Condos in Miramar Beach was once a coastal dune lake.

Can anyone confirm this? Garrett, have you ever seen anything in your archives, OR do you know where there might be aerial photos?

 

[ShallowsNole]

I know a Robert Sanders AC contractor around here, but I don’t think he was ever in any other movies. Are we getting confused?

I think IMDb is confused. I will ask him (or David or Young) next time I see one of them.