The Greek branch of the Royal Enfield Owners Club has posted a series of images of the Isle of Man in its Facebook page. Here is how some of them look today.
The Bungalow Hotel was adjacent to a tramway crossing at the main road. It was demolished in 1958 and the current tramway station carries its name.
The Harris Promenade in Douglas,
looks a bit different today, but the buildings are still there. The perspective of Google Street View is lower on the ground, but note the round building at the left and the monument to the right,
is the largest waterwheel in the world. It used to be a pump for mining operations. Today it is still operated, but as a museum.
The Metropole Hotel,
is now The Regency. The entrance seems to have been remodeled, the balcony is much smaller. The adjacent buildings seem to have been replaced by more modern ones,
The Glen Helen Hotel is no more. It was at the entrance of one of the Isle's National Glens. It was demolished in the 1960's by allowing it to collapse and a car park was constructed on top of it. Apparently this was unwise as the beams of the structure rotted and led to the car park itself collapsing in the 1980's.
Currently the site offers glamping,
Glamping is the final straw!
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