Last week’s photo challenge was considerably easier — and more pastoral — than the previous one.
As many readers guessed correctly, Bob Weingarten’s shot showed Nyala Farm. That’s the very large, still-nearly-pristine swath of land between Greens Farms Road and the Sherwood Island Connector.
Thanks to the foresight of town officials in the 1970s, Stauffer Chemical was allowed to build a massive headquarters there — on the condition that it be well hidden from view.
Today, Stauffer — the company — is just a memory. And Stauffer’s office complex –now occupied by Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund — is still overshadowed by rolling meadows, an old well, and this classic pasture fence. (Click here for the photo.)
Congratulations to Nancy Powers Conklin, Andrew Colabella, Fred Cantor, Bobbie Herman, Michael Calise, Alli Q. DiVincenzo, Seth Braunstein, Jose Villaluz, Jalna Jaeger and Jeanine Esposito. You know your onions!
Meanwhile, if you know where in Westport this week’s photo challenge is located, click “Comments” below.
(Photo/Seth Goltzer)
FUN FACT: Nyala Farm — bought in 1910 by Frederick T. Bedford — was named by his son, Frederick T. Bedford, for the beautiful nyala (antelope) he saw on an Africa safari.
Former Positano
Back of main Parker Harding the former restaurant
POSITANO!!!! Now unoccupied
Positano’s window second floor
The old positano
It is the window on the now out of business Boca in the parking lot behind Main Street
Yes, it’s the old Positano restaurant on Hillspoint Road.
No, it’s not the old Acqua/Boca restaurant in the back of Parker Harding Plaza. But it does look similar.
Cafe de la plage?
The old Positano.
The old Positano’s across from the soon to be old Elvira’s
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I think it is on the old Positano building on the beach.
The old positano. Soon to be a marijuana dispensary! Hehehe
Facade of old Cafe de la Plage restaurant building
To easy for a beach resident, Dan. That’s one of the second-story windows at the old Positano restaurant, which I am told is very soon to be demolished.
I walk by it daily with my dog Levon,
Positano. Wish it could be another restaurant or cafe.
Every window in Spain looks like that!
Former Positano Restaurant
Staples High School class of 1958 is having their 60th(yes, I said 60th)reunion the weekend of June 29th, June 30th and July 1. Thought you might be interested in that news Sallie Bridgwater
In His name
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I wonder if Christopher Lloyd will go to the 60th reunion.
It would be great if he appeared. A note in my ’58 year book says he left before graduation. I do hope Dan covers this one. We had some truly remarkable classmates. However this is off topic …….sorry Dan.
Dan, You need to do a story on that reunion!
The old positano restaurant near beach
The old Positano Restaurant at Old Mill
The old positanos restaurant
The windows at the now vacant, old Positano restaurant at old mill beach.
The old cafe de la plage by old mill beach
Former Positano Resturant
This is the old Cafe De La Plage/Positano
Window on old Positanos.
It is a window of the old Positano restaurant at Old Mill Beach