LTU was built by the German airline LTU (now Lufthansa) back in the day as a spot for German all inclusive trips. The guest room buildings are built with a double course of cinder blocks so they are double thick against wind and tidal surge. You may lose your roof but not the walls (German engineering). The person who knows the most about those days is Miss Noreen who retired a year or two back but still comes around sometimes. She was a young bartender in those days and has a 35 year history with the place. She told me that back in the early days the Germans tended to stay up all night and drank LOTS of beer. She was responsible for staying up with them until the last German crawled back across the street. We saw her a year ago when her family had a birthday party for her at LTU and for once everyone waited on her.