August 17, 2007

Today we were visited by three generations of the Jacoby family (see picture at right). Ben remembers the work as being way too much for teenagers (one of his jobs was moving the meadow and the baseball field) , but Marc remembers idyllic summers.

Ben Jacoby grew up with his parents in Shael's house until he got married, when his father built the house Jean and Sue live in for him and his wife. In answer to a question about the unique nature of each bungalow, Ben smiled and said: "My father was a baker." Nathan planted all the trees here ... including the apple tree, the only remaining reminder of an attempt to turn this difficult land into an orchard. Really nice people.

When Nathan died, Ben and his brother eventually sold the property to someone called Markell, who tried to run it for two years (and put in all the pink bathroom fixtures), and then gave up, and sold it to Shael. (See Annice Jacoby's comments.)

The picture of the bungalows below is a total fake ... look at the join down the middle! Keep scrolling down for more pictures from the 60s.

Jacobys, c. 1963. At right, Nathan, his wife Eva, and Marc. Below, the pool and, below that, Marc runs down the hill with Units G and H in the background. Below right, Marc's grandmother on his mother's side holds him in the cabin that was once Ben's and now belongs to Jean and Sue.