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The Windy Hill Pavilion was located on the north side of the Windy Hill Pier in what
is now known as North Myrtle Beach. The Pavilion, was one of George T. Ogden's
South Carolina real estate projects which he funded and built circa 1955. It operated
until circa 1980 when it was gutted by arsonists hired by powerful real estate interests
because property values and gentrification in the neighborhood had skyrocketed.
Despite receiving many good offers for this property at the time George, out of senti-
mentality for "the Old Beach" had stubbornly held on and refused to sell.
mentality for "the Old Beach" had stubbornly held on and refused to sell.
After inspecting the fire damage George did not go to the authorities, but, being
then nearly 84 years old saw and accepted the "writing on the wall" [and circular accel-
erant liquid fuel burns on the wooden ceiling] which convinced him to sell the site for
one hundred times what he had paid for it when Windy Hill Beach was a virtually isolated
and deserted rural seacoast outpost.
then nearly 84 years old saw and accepted the "writing on the wall" [and circular accel-
erant liquid fuel burns on the wooden ceiling] which convinced him to sell the site for
one hundred times what he had paid for it when Windy Hill Beach was a virtually isolated
and deserted rural seacoast outpost.
visited Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, 1971.
private school in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with views of the Caribbean
from some classrooms. I recall once, while sitting in history class, gazing out
the window to see the QE2 [Queen Elizabeth II] at anchor.
AmalieHarbor, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. with Frenchman's Reef Hotel under
construction in the background. Circa 1971-73.
eye color can vary from one portrait to another. Eyes are hazel, NOT brown.
Friends [Quaker] High School that I graduated from in 1975. It is named for the famous Quaker
leader George Fox.
Poised in the Episcopal seat, Presbytery of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. A 6th century basilica.
Posted sign forbade all tourists from approaching this throne, let alone sitting in it, so I jumped
the rope and we had to make it quick. Like so many ancient Italian cathedrals the interior of this
one was dark, which, along with this being a poor copy of an original "snap shot", produced this
less than ideal yet unusual image. Photo by Ginger Manning.
Below: the same spot by another photographer.
Below: the same spot by another photographer.
Carlos Ortiz and Peter Gumaer Ogden circa 1981 Halloween, Manhattan.
35 mm C-print by Ginger Mold.
PGO during his Hebraic-Chemise LaCoste period; a little "hungover". Age 26, 1984, Greenwich Village. Note Victorian gargoyles in background. Photo by Senator Skevin's son, Robert.
Mansion, built in the 1880s by a timber baron is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of
Victorian architecture in America.
Marin County, circa 1989.
Infamous #10X "Beaver" hat by Montecristi Hats of Santa Fe. 1990.
With "Susie Q". 1991. East Hampton Beach, Suffolk County, New York.
