I photographed this house before Hurricane Sandy, and then immediately after the storm deposited the Rockaway boardwalk in front of the house. Since then I've gone back several times to monitor reconstruction. What struck me at first was the unusual shape of the house. It was one of a pair, but seemed to have a piece of its south side sliced off. Shore Front Parkway was part of Robert Moses' plan to build an expressway from New York City to Montauk. This was one small section that he completed. I believe that the house was sliced up to make way for the highway (see satellite photograph at the bottom.)
Google Satellite photograph
