What Happened to the Clubhouse
When my father brought home his aerial photos of Eden Isles, one of the first things I
noticed was the end of Pebble Beach. From the ground, the cul-de-sac looks like just a
circle of blacktop. From above, however, the shape seems like a plug sealing the end.
It turned out that this is the right idea. Before Landmark took over, Pebble Beach
Drive did not have the dead end it has now. There used to be a clubhouse there, and it was
both the headquarters of a golf course and a popular meeting place for Eden Isles
residents. It offered tennis courts, a pool, a cabana, a dock, a pro shop for golfers, a
dining room, and a sandwich shop and bar. The dining room was only open on Fridays and
Saturdays, but the bar was open all week except for Mondays. The clubhouse was closed to
the public on Mondays, when only employees were allowed to use it.
The clubhouse itself was built somewhere around 1969 and had a Polynesian style. It was
newly renovated at the time that Landmark bought Oak Harbor, but Landmark officials
decided that it was not good enough. They lent the building to the fire department, which
used it for training. Firemen kept lighting fires and putting them out until the clubhouse
was burned to the ground. Landmark also tore up the golf course and created a larger one.
They planned to build another clubhouse, but they never did. It was a terrible waste, say
several long-time Eden Isles residents.
A decision had to be made when Oak Harbor Boulevard was constructed. There were two
options: either Pebble Beach would stay a dead end or the two streets would connect. The
disadvantages of the second option included increased traffic and the need for another
guard station, so the first was chosen. Today, the cul-de-sac is a plug sealing Pebble
Beach Drive from Oak Harbor.
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