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On the Road to Surf HouseWhat Betty and David would have seen from the windows of the train to Newport. Ocean Road, where Betty saw the yacht club. This is Bellevue Avenue in 1906. Even today it hasn't changed much; the walls have simply been made higher. Belcourt Castle. Kingscote. William Vanderbilt's Marble House; the ballroom is paneled entirely in gold leaf. Mrs. Astor's Beechwood. She was always "The Mrs. Astor." This is the arched casino entrance that Steven and Rory would have walked through. The courtyard of the Newport Casino as Steven and Rory would have seen it. This is the tennis court that Steven and Rory would have played on. The Shell Pendant Mystery is ©2002 by Linda M. Young Go back to The Shell Pendant Mystery afterward |