This OV-400 guards the main gate. The Rocky Point Park sign is no more and the OV-400 that stood on the opposite side of the gate is gone, pole and all. I looked for the base and it's gone too. this one only has a small chip of it's refractor left on the house side.
I was thinking the refractor clip in the back was holding it in or the pressure of the door and reflector against the chip was holding it in. I didn't see any glass at all besides that but you're probably right since I didn't really have a chance to study it closely. The next time I go i'll bring my binoculars so I can look closely at the lights.
It's nice that you can get in there and take photos. I love urban exploration of abandoned places, but it's a bit risky usually, not just due to derelict buildings, but cops and "security" patrols. It's sad to see so many of these kinds of places going away and being replaced with housing developments and commercial establishments. In my area, we recently lost a golf driving range to an office park, a drive-in movie theatre to a hospital emergency room, and an amusement park to an art gallery. I was looking at the Rocky Point tribute web site (beware the music) and there are lots of photos showing the floodlights and admiring all those happy people running around with their fashionable 70's clothes and haircuts. I really miss these kinds of places.
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