The Great Read: Their Beach Home Is a Driveway
Tucked among exclusive real estate, a family’s 18-foot-wide strip of land is not just an oceanside parking spot. It’s their legacy.
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August 28, 2025, 2:01 p.m. Eastern time

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A man wearing a bucket hat, a gray T-shirt and green shorts standing at the edge of a sandy strip of land that is marked on either side by turquoise poles. He has one hand resting on a pole and behind him are multistory beach houses.

Their Beach Home Is a Driveway

Tucked among exclusive real estate, a family’s 18-foot-wide strip of land is not just an oceanside parking spot. It’s their legacy.

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