The 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned path across the island
It's the 100th anniversary of the 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned a path across the island.
A century ago, The Breakers seemed lost to fire — but it rose from ashes
Fire swept The Breakers in 1925, reducing the iconic hotel to rubble. But the hotel would be rebuilt as a larger and more ...
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The 1925 fire that leveled The Breakers as wind-swept embers burned path across the island
“I saw smoke billowing like a wet-leaf fire,” Frank Hennessey ... s dock on the lake and watching sunsets from its grand west porch. Abutting the hotel, there were a dozen new shops to ...