(source) What were once vibrant arenas, swimming pools, and sporting complexes where billions around the world tuned-in to watch are now dilapidated wrecks.
And there were negroes living in the old Calvert house! Swarms of them and they actually owned it! They'd bought it in at the sheriff's sale. The place was dilapidated and it made you cry to look at it.
Royale fell back on the takings from the French and English families during the summer, on its fishing-fleet in winter and on the crumbs which fell to its elegantly dilapidated Casino from the table at Le Touquet.