In europe, up until the twentieth century, the beach resort culture was something the high season was in the winter time. The difference in the us Was that it became a means of escaping the stifling summer heat of the cities in the northeast in the summer. These weren't little beech huts, right? We're talking grand, italianate, gorgeous hotels all up and down the coast.
Close your eyes and picture paradise. What do you see? For many people, it’s a turquoise ocean crashing into a white-sand beach. Where did this fantasy come from? Sarah Stodola, author of “The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach,” has a few ideas.
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