The Saddest Estate Sale Ever

Posted on June 2, 2014 | 14 Comments

On the face of it, there’s nothing remarkable about the sign for this estate sale:

Estate sale

Any Westporter knows it refers to an event in the Gault Park section of town, off Cross Highway.

But if you’re not from here, it takes on a whole different meaning.

(Hat tip to Bruce Borner, for first posting this sign on Facebook.)

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14 responses to “The Saddest Estate Sale Ever”

  1. James M Graves | June 2, 2014 at 11:33 am |

    Desperately need a punch bowl. We’ll be there.

  2. Catherine Onyemelukwe | June 2, 2014 at 11:33 am |

    It took me a moment to get it. Your title made me think it was the estate sale of a well-loved Westporter!

  3. Bill Ryan | June 2, 2014 at 11:33 am |

    I might have gone if they had mentioned if the bowl included cups.

  4. Ray Abramson | June 2, 2014 at 11:35 am |

    I also had to read it twice and digest it as I initially took it at face value!

  5. Mark Mathias | June 2, 2014 at 11:44 am |

    Reminds me of a column by Herb Caen a long time columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle of the most generic highway exit sign in the world. It was in Oakland, California and read:

    A Street
    Downtown

    Last time I was in Oakland, the sign was still in use.

  6. Rich Stein | June 2, 2014 at 11:53 am |

    Saw that sign today and laughed to myself… Then smiled of the great times I had at 23 punch bowl…

  7. Cathy Romano | June 2, 2014 at 12:16 pm |

    You confused me about the Gault Park section of town. Isn’t Gault Park off Imperial Ave? Or is there another Gault Park section?

    • Dan Woog | June 2, 2014 at 12:22 pm |

      Gault Park is a development between Cross Highway and Weston Road, near the Hockanum estate. It was built (I believe) in the 1950s, and was named for the Gault family (of Gault Inc.) that developed it. The Gault development off Imperial — on the site of the old Gault gravel pit, opposite the Gault Field (Little League) was built much later — 1990s. Confusing, I know.

  8. dlm67 | June 2, 2014 at 12:35 pm |

    When did Gault Park move from Imperial Ave. to off Cross Highway?

    David L. Meth dlm67@mac.com DavidMeth.com

  9. Cathy Romano | June 2, 2014 at 2:14 pm |

    Thanks for clearing that up.

  10. maria vailakiswippick | June 2, 2014 at 2:19 pm |

    It’s called Gault Park Drive

  11. Mara Barth | June 2, 2014 at 2:30 pm |

    Took me a minute but finally got it! Good catch

  12. Deb Findley | June 3, 2014 at 7:52 am |

    Since I pass by Punch Bowl regularly I took this for what it was and so it took a minute….very funny!