End of an Era

The Donnelly house has survived numerous storms.
The Donnelly house has survived numerous storms. Ray Ewing
  • The Donnelly house has survived numerous storms.
  • House has been used recently as the South Beach lifeguard shack.
  • Recent winter storms caused heavy damage to the building.
  • Old beach signs and equipment waiting for summer.
  • Various lifeguard awards line the walls.
  • Joel DeRoche and Becky Donnelly in front of the Donnelly house.
  • Recent storms left scars on the exterior.
  • Removing windows before demolition begins.
  • The first blow.
  • The street-facing wall begins to come down.
  • Excavator moves debris to the dumpster.
  • Another wall is no more.
  • Interior is now fully exposed.
  • Rescuing some furniture.
  • Edgartown has been trying to bolster the beach after a trio of destructive winter storms.
  • After more than a century on South Beach, the Donnelly house was torn down Thursday.

Friday, March 29, 2024

Long used as a lifeguard building,  the Donnelly house was the last in a long history of South Beach fishing shacks.

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