Demolition Begins on Edgartown Yacht Club Wharf
Before demolition, Edgartown Yacht Club has been fixture of waterfront.
Before demolition, Edgartown Yacht Club has been fixture of waterfront.
Demolition began Thursday on historic wharf.
Demolition began Thursday on historic wharf.
Offices and kitchen reduced to rubble.
Offices and kitchen reduced to rubble.
Excavator, demolition trucks and waste containers are on site.
Excavator, demolition trucks and waste containers are on site.
Hundred-foot crane rests on barge alongside yacht club.
Hundred-foot crane rests on barge alongside yacht club.
Sun rose on Friday and with it work continued.
Sun rose on Friday and with it work continued.
Yacht club is saving sections of walls to maintain historic integrity.
Yacht club is saving sections of walls to maintain historic integrity.
Rising sea levels have threatened the wharf.
Rising sea levels have threatened the wharf.
Clubhouse was built in 1927.
Clubhouse was built in 1927.
The entire wharf will be rebuilt during off-season.
The entire wharf will be rebuilt during off-season.
Yacht club plans to raise wharf two feet.
Yacht club plans to raise wharf two feet.
Monday morning and only the clubhouse remains.
Monday morning and only the clubhouse remains.
Demolition began last week and continued through the weekend on plans to raise the historic Edgartown Yacht Club two-feet to combat sea level rise.