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[UPDATE] Gazebo

Yesterday’s “Friday Flashback” — a 1914 postcard showing a gazebo on a rocky outcropping somewhere in Westport — unleashed a torrent of guesses about the site.

Several readers were sure it’s still standing. They say it’s at 29 East Ferry Lane — very visible to rowers, kayakers and boaters on the Saugatuck River.

Others are not so sure. They think it’s unlikely a rickety structure would survive 103 years of New England weather. They wonder whether the shape is the same.

Here’s the old image:

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And a new one, taken from a different angle by Wendy Crowther:

(Photo/Wendy Crowther)

Here’s another angle, taken by Marcella Lozyniak. She’s pretty certain it is not the gazebo in the postcard.

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And this from Mary Gai:

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You be the judge. Click “Comments” below.