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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Historical Views of the Rockaways
The storm of 1920 rang the death bell for the Arverne walk, and twothirds of the structure was closed and condemned by city inspectors. About five years or so later, the entire Peninsula had a new municipal beach and boardwalk, the latter with concrete piling as a foundation, and iron railings on the walk, stairs and ramps to same. The hotel at right center remains unnamed to this day, and the architecture of the place is unusual. The roof overhang and angled supports do not appear on any other Arverne buildings or hotels, as do wrap-around first floor porches and columned front entrances. Could there be a glassed-in roof garden under that umbrella top? The building is on Beach 62 Street, and by 1907 it was surrounded by many other two and three story buildings.
Can any architect out there in Waveland enlighten readers as to what types of roof this was?
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