Stone Harbor Goes ‘Back to the Future’: Preservationists Deploy Time Machine to Seven Mile Island to Save Historic Beach Bungalow
A coalition of local preservationists and community members will launch a high-visibility, cinematic public awareness campaign to protect the architectural heritage of Seven Mile Island. On Monday, July 6th, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM , an authentic Back to the Future tribute experience—featuring Doc Brown’s iconic DeLorean time machine, Marty McFly’s black 4x4 pickup truck, and lookalike performers—will travel through major Stone Harbor corridors.
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The campaign aims to mobilize regional vacationers and permanent residents ahead of a critical Monday evening Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing regarding the proposed demolition of an original 1935 beach bungalow located at 259 99th Street.
If successfully acquired by the preservation coalition, the property will be permanently preserved as "Twinkle’s House," www.twinkleshouse.com, an intended non-profit respite sanctuary for families to see the ocean for the first time. The sanctuary is explicitly dedicated to the kindness and memory of Samuel "Sheik" Destefano, Muriel Destefano, and Roxanne Destefano Moreschi, who cherished the home as a multi-generational family retreat for nearly fifty years.
