Property News · July 31, 2016

Obamas’ holiday idyll shattered by local anger over outsize mansions


Martha’s Vineyard residents fear the aura of their island is being wrecked by gentrificationWhen the Obama family start their summer holidays this week on the quaint New England island of Martha’s Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, they can expect to relax in the solitude and privacy they have enjoyed during their previous five visits. The Washington Post called the president the equivalent of a vacationing Yeti: “Many have had near brushes with the leader of the free world, but only a precious few have actually laid eyes on him.”But film-maker Thomas Bena says the house the Obamas are renting this year is a prime example of the kind of mega-construction that is threatening to destroy the character of the island. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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