Where am I? (Sunday evening walk)

[cec1]

. . . many happy recollections attached to this legendary spot, now an eerie ghost of its past fame.

 

[LuckyKid]

Great photo Dennis. Club Lafayette was the site of many good family stories told, and retold over the years. Eerie indeed.

 

[Dennis]

The old place on the one beach?

 

[cec1]

The old place on the one beach?

Yes, Dennis . . . as Peter quickly identified, it’s the shell of the former Lafayette Club on Grand Cul de Sac — scene of many over-priced bottles of champagne consumed while ogling beautiful models (& clothes) during interminably long waits for ridiculously priced food! What fun it was (with subsequently arriving credit card bills being reminders of the “fun” we enjoyed)!

 

[amyb]

Always a shock to receive the credit card bills after a trip that included a divine lunch at Lafayette Club. Had my first taste of seared fois Gras there. Table 2 on the water’s edge…always a highlight and the spot to people watch. The memories of huge drinks and ice cream desserts have me early morning HAPPY.

 

[stbartshopper]

Great memories!

 

[Cwater]

For a second I thought it was Castellets spelling please however too far from the beach

 

[cec1]

For a second I thought it was Castellets spelling please however too far from the beach

Nothing left of Les Castelets . . . after its severe beating in Hurricane Luis, it remained a ghostly ruin for a number of years while its ownership & fate were litigated by various claimants. Last time I made it up the steep driveway to check the scene, every remnant of this great old property was gone, & the site (5 acres, I believe) had been terraced into three building pads.