Flood (1936 Flood & 1938 Hurricane)

Edgar Bischof yacht at foot of Main Street, destroyed by the September 21, 1938 hurricane.

Novelty Lane. September, 1938 Hurricane damage. 1936 Essex Yacht Club on left. Circa 1850 Gladwin/Wooster house in center (torn down in 2000).

Socony Company storage tanks. March 20, 1936 photo of flooding on Novelty Lane, currently home of Essex Yacht Club.

Steamboat Dock, March 1936 flooding. Note public bath houses.

March 30, 1936 photo of Connecticut River flood. Essex Yacht Club (Corinthian) at right - Essex Paint & Marine Company on left..

Essex Yacht Club Building. March 30, 1936 photo of the flood. Building was in the final stage of completion when the waters hit.