Sandy Beach Park–A big part of my childhood!  This card was mailed 4 Feb 1930–quite a while before my time.  But, even 20-25 years later when I was swimming here in the 1950’s, the park looked pretty much the same.  The big slide was gone, but the  diving platform, or its great grandson, was still there.  I lived about 1/2 mile south of here (behind the scene), and spent many summer days swimming and playing in the park.  Of course, the park is long gone, torn down to make room for large, expensive lakeside homes.  The 1950’s–don’t let anyone ever tell you that was an idyllic time–it wasn’t.  It was a decade filled with racism, the House Un-American Activities Committee and the constant threat of nuclear war.  But, for me, for a few brief years, it was a golden time of childhood, much of it spent right here at Sandy Beach Park.