“Nobody Goes There Anymore. It’s Too Crowded.”

Posted on June 30, 2022 | 9 Comments

Yogi Berra (supposedly) said that.

He was not talking about Compo Beach, on the day of the July 4th/June 30th fireworks.

But he might have been.

Here was the scene, right around noon:

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9 responses to ““Nobody Goes There Anymore. It’s Too Crowded.””

  1. Tommy Greenwald | June 30, 2022 at 1:49 pm |

    Do all those ghosts realize that the bulldozer comes to sweep the beach around 6?

  2. Diane L Lowman | June 30, 2022 at 1:51 pm |

    So sad to me. I wish P&R would disallow place saving until 4pm. Seems more equitable. Between that and the traffic I no longer go 🙁

  3. Jay Norris | June 30, 2022 at 1:59 pm |

    Wow and Double Wow! The 4th of July (Compo Beach) Fireworks 💥 are officially back on everyone’s calendar 📅 this year:)!! Thx for sharing Dan.

  4. Evan Stein | June 30, 2022 at 2:20 pm |

    Where have all the people gone?
    Long time passing.

  5. Barbara Sherburne '67 | June 30, 2022 at 3:28 pm |

    I might be dreaming, but I don’t believe it was like this back in the ’60s and ’70s. So many people still seem to be worried about COVID, yet you would never know it based on the photos you have posted, Dan. I still see people wearing masks in cars, while walking on a sidewalk, and even riding a bike.

  6. Cathryn Morrison | June 30, 2022 at 3:53 pm |

    Hopefully people visiting the beach will clean up after they leave (at least better than the visitors who don’t pick up their dog’s poop).

  7. barbara Ryan | June 30, 2022 at 6:35 pm |

    So sad. That is why we don’t go anymore. There should be some kind of rule or enforcement.

  8. Arline Gertzoff | June 30, 2022 at 10:54 pm |

    All Day set ups /nobody there.are just plain unfair to residents .Setups from 3pm onwards seem reasonable.Stopped going to avoid the mayhemThere are few sights in town where one can see the fireworks and avoid the scenario.Be a little clever and still enjoy and give a little to PAL

  9. Mark Bachmann | July 12, 2022 at 12:49 pm |

    Yogi Berra is better remembered today for all the apocryphal absurdist quotes attributed to him than he is for his baseball career. This one’s a doozy, Dan!

    Glad I stayed clear of Compo and watched fireworks on TV.