@Sky Six Hans Dickman Boatyard That whole area was very commercial in those days, and it was a small town at that time. Hello, In 1948-49, our dad used to take us to a small boat dealer in Newport Harbor. He had loaded the trunk with goodies for an all day adventure of fishing from the outboard motor powered dinghy. The three of us fit nicely and his outboard motor started usually on the second pull. Our mom hated sitting in a small boat and opted to stay home… When we got to the dealer, our dad rented a small boat and attached his outboard to the rear. We piled our stuff in place, hopped in and motored quietly to the “spot” he knew that we would catch fish. It was under a small bridge at the northern end of the harbor. It was very quiet and spooky. We could hear people walking on the sidewalk and talking to each other. The fish were there and we caught our share. Our dad knew his stuff. But, after a while, he started the outboard and we motored all down the small channel to another open bay area, turned right and went up another small channel to the end of the water area. At the end was a boat building shop and our dad was told sometimes, larger fish like to swim around close to the boat building area. So, we motored over and set anchor for a session of fishing. At the time, we did not know it was the Dickman Boat Building end of the channel. To us, it was a small narrow channel that was also very quiet. Perhaps, fish liked being in a quiet area. Jnaki The Hans Dickman boatyard is just on the other side of the Lido Island road. If we could have docked our little boat, we could have walked across the street and arrived at the same boatyard location. But, as things go, we had to motor all around the long Lido Island location and up another channel to get to the Dickman Boatyard location and our quiet fishing area. By the time we threw out our lines, it did not take long to catch some fish. Our dad’s information was right, again. We motored back to the small boat dealer, washed off our motor and put it in the trunk of the large 1949 Buick sedan for the long drive home to our Westside of Long Beach house. We had a nice grilled fish dinner for all of us. Note: Many years later, years before the pandemic, my wife and I like those coastal harbor - ocean front restaurants for a nice quiet, quality food evenings. The Hans Dickman Boatyard is obviously gone and in its place are two nice restaurants covering that end of the island areas. The Cannery on one side and the Bluewater Grill across the water channel… The Cannery is a large restaurant looking at the bay area where the old Hans Dickman boatyard used to be. (on the left bank of the old photo above) The atmosphere is nautical and the food outstanding. The Bluewater Grill is a smaller restaurant across the end of the channel facing East. (located on the right hand side of the photo above) It is a smaller restaurant, but size does not matter, the food is outstanding, for all meals morning to night. If one has a boat of any kind, a dock out in front of each restaurant, today, is provided for arrival and a nice lunch/dinner. Try them if you are in the area. You will not be disappointed.
I took it in a totally different way. I thought you were implying/joking it's a 61 with a 62 top. And here we go again
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