Seaside State Park, once the Seaside Regional Center for the developmentally disabled, is still in flux but a few local actors refuse to give up on its fate.
Published February 22. 2021 6:01PM | Updated February 23. 2021 11:05AM By
The Seaside facility in Waterford is truly historic. It was originally developed in the 1930s as a sanatorium for young tuberculosis victims, incorporating in its design the latest belief, later discounted, that plenty of fresh air and sunshine could serve as a cure. It was the first of its kind.
And it wasn’t just any architect coming up with a design that provided plenty of air and sunshine, it was Cass Gilbert, one of the foremost architects of the early 20th century, whose other designs include the New York Life and the Woolworth buildings in Manhattan, the latter for 17 years the world’s tallest, and the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.