Pics Of The Day #1122

Posted on May 13, 2020 | 12 Comments

Springtime in Westport: “Gloria” in Gray’s Creek … (Photo/Patricia McMahon)

… and Myrtle Avenue downtown (Photo/Marcia Falk)

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12 responses to “Pics Of The Day #1122”

  1. Susan Hopkins | May 13, 2020 at 9:43 pm |

    Thank you, Patricia McMahon and Marcia Falk! Wonderful photos.

  2. Mary Cookman Schmerker | May 13, 2020 at 10:34 pm |

    Wonderful photos. I was especially pleased to see Gloria. I wondered if “she” had survived another winter.

  3. Arline Gertzoff | May 13, 2020 at 11:19 pm |

    Isn’t it time the funds be found to get Gloria ‘s rotting hulk out of there.Long past nostalgia

  4. Nabeela Bushan | May 13, 2020 at 11:31 pm |

    Lovely….

  5. John Ritzcovan | May 14, 2020 at 6:30 am |

    We, frequently, walk past the Gloria on our daily walks at the golf course. What is her history ?

    • Wendy Cusick | May 14, 2020 at 9:35 am |

      This is Alan Sterling’s oyster boat. The last fisherman of Westport. Gloria was his his wife’s name.
      It sits their as a reminder of times gone by.
      Mr Sterling’s boat is taken care of by one of the locals. It’s in a protected shoal.
      Alan was a longtime Westporter and Staples grad. Dan and the CT Post newspaper have done articles on Mr Sterling.

  6. Patricia McMahon | May 14, 2020 at 11:03 am |

    Gloria is a relic in Westport .
    I can’t imagine not seeing this wonderful piece of history as we drive or walk by it.

  7. AJ Nilson | May 14, 2020 at 12:48 pm |

    Beautiful shots, & thanks for the links, Fan, to remind me of part of Alan Sterling’s story. So sad about the oyster poachers stealing his livelihood. Do you know if anything ever came of the case against the poachers &/or what’s going on w/the oyster bed leases now? Just curious to learn more & hoping for a happy ending : )

  8. J. Wandres | May 14, 2020 at 1:14 pm |

    Gloria — Iconically reminiscent of the sort of craft Bogie and Bacall used in The African Queen. Question from this ex-pat in Portland: Where, exactly, is this location in Westport?