Post #284825 by GatorRob on Sun, Feb 11, 2007 2:27 PM

And speaking of wealth of info from the Internet... how about this? I believe we have located our suspect:

Here is an establishing shot to get you oriented. You're looking north. 6th Street is on your right. Lake Howard and Lake Howard Drive on the left. The Budget Inn is in the lower right corner and, incidentally, was built in 1959. See that A-frame building to the NW of the hotel?

Here's a close-up. Same angle.

Now let's look at it from the east. From that direction, it sure looks like our Volcano!
Then... and now:

The above photo is from the opposite side of the building as the postcard, but it shows us the same roof profile.

Now from the north. This is the front of the building. That fenced in area to the left of the building is where the fire-spewing volcano and pond would have been.

The next thing to do would be to actually drive over there, take some pictures and talk to the current owners of the building and see if they can tell us anything. Kono, if you're planning to head down there soon, let me know. Otherwise, I'll plan a drive over in the next couple of weeks.