[Magnum44]

My understanding is the the only thing keeping all that beautiful beach front property from being turned into ‘ugly boxes’ (Eagles Hotel CA reference), is the fact that much of it has environmental cleanup from use as shooting or artillery ranges that still needs to be done. I think it’s better undeveloped personally. But those old barracks are an eyesore.

[jimtorr]

........use as shooting or artillery ranges....... I believe that the beach side of the dunes was even used as a torpedo range by navy torpedo bomber aircraft.