Whatever happened to the General Wayne in Southold?

[mets420]

Does anyone know what happened to the General Wayne Inn in Southold.

[DOC]

Does anyone know what happened to the General Wayne Inn in Southold.

AS OF ABOUT A YEAR AGO....IT WAS IN A SAD STATE OF MIND. HAVEN'T BEEN BY THERE SINCE. I LIVE ABOUT 8 MILES FROM IT....I SHOULD REALLY CHECK IT OUT.

HERE IS SOME HISTORY AND PICTURES TAKEN IN APRIL OF 2007:

The above ad appeared June 9, 12, 16, 19 - 1932 in the New York Times
CEDAR BEACH INN, SOUTHOLD, L.I.
Lovely spot overlooking Peconic Bay. All im-
provements; excellent cuisine; all comforts;
golfing, boating, bathing available. Low
rates daily or weekly. C. J. Beuchotte, Prop.

FIRST BUILT AS A GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE WHICH LATER BECAME THE CEDER BEACH INN...AN EARLY 1930'S BED & BREAKFAST STYLE WITH ACCOMODATIONS. I DON'T KNOW AN EXACT DATE WHEN IT CHANGED TO THE GENERAL WAYNE INN, NOR DO I KNOW WHEN IT OFFICIALLY CLOSED (I WOULD GUESS 2000). IT APPEARS THAT RENOVATIONS HAD BEEN STARTED ON ENLARGING THE BUILDING COMPLETE WITH POURED FOUNDATIONS AND THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE WOODEN FRAMED STRUCTURE WIDE OPEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR ONLY....A REAL MISH-MOSH OF AN INCOMPLETE MESS.

THE PROPERTY IS NOT FENCED OR CHAINED OFF AND IS SITUATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MANY HOUSES WITHIN CLOSE VIEW.









THE FRONT DOOR:












THE REAR OF THE RESTAURANT HAD THIS GLASS WINDOW WALL LIGHTING THE MAIN DINING ROOM:









WHILE THE OUTSIDE WAS IN SAD SHAPE, THE INSIDE LOOKED EVEN WORSE...REMINDED ME OF TERMITES HOLDING HANDS. WHEN I WAS TOLD TO WATCH WHERE YOU WALK OR YOU'LL END UP IN THE BASEMENT, THEY WEREN'T KIDDING!

SEE THE BUCKET IN THE TOP CENTER OF THE PICTURE BELOW? THAT'S ACTUALLY ON A SECOND STORY FLOOR THAT HAS FALLEN  THROUGH!


SHOTS OF THE MAIN DINING ROOM:








APPARENTLY NOT ENOUGH PENNIES WERE TOSSED INTO THIS WISHING WELL TO KEEP THE PLACE UP AND RUNNING:


DEFINATELY CREEPY LOOKING AT 6:45AM!:




AN AD FROM THE OLD DAYS.....

[Richit]

Looks like some one didn't get there permits... ...To bad it looks like it wont be saved, did some research and they are rezoning the property and it probably will be demolished...Suffolk county owns it because the previous owner couldn't pay the taxes.....Southhold is trying to acquire it and make it parkland...

[Richit]

Anybody know what happened to this place?

[DOC]

I drive by it once in a while. Still sitting there in bad shape and not getting any better.