Tales of the New Jersey Shore and its Environs

WITH ATLANTIC CITY FALLING ON HARD TIMES I ENJOY LOOKING BACK AT THE TIME WHEN THE RESORT WAS AMERICA'S PLAYGROUND. I HOPE READING ABOUT THE GLORY DAYS WILL PROMPT MY READERS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOO...

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Hi Everyone Most of you know that I have not been posting on this blog for a bit. Been posting on my FaceBook fan site that now has over 30,000 fans It is : Tales of the New Jersey Shore Als...

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Many of you that follow me on Facebook know I have been working on a 25 minute pilot on Asbury Park called The Real Jersey Shore. It will be the first hopefully of many. Our goal is to show vi...

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A fan just suggested that I move the 'Follow" box on the left of the page to the very top so it is visible. Good idea and I just figured out how to do it. If you have not joined as a follower ...

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Before Captain John Lake Young ( he gave himself the rank of Captain )  built his massive Million Dollar Pier in 1906 in Atlantic City he began with Young and McShea's Pier.  John Lake Young an...

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If you are reading this you are visiting my blog via Facebook. THANKS  ( you see I could not do that on Facebook :) ) While I have lost some fans because people do not want to click the links ...

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When Ocean Grove was first established as a Methodist Camp Meeting ground- an " Eden by the Sea," a large attraction was the model of Jerusalem built by a local member of the community. It was l...

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Hard to believe that there were once beautiful Hydrangeas along the Atlantic City boardwalk. Don't forget to register as a Follower on the left hand of the page We have 500 plus and as soon as...

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Back in the day you could rent ponies and ride along the surf in Atlantic City. The massive Traymore Hotel is in the background.

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Oceanside tennis at Bradley Beach, NJ  circa 1950 Enjoy. Don't forget to sign up to follow the blog the enter the contest for the Replica Monopoly Set As soon as we hit 1,000 we will have t...

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A wonderful image of Kiddie Land at Night, Casino Arcade, Wildwood -by-the-Sea, NJ Double click to see some great detail.

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Since I am raffling off a 1st Edition 1935 replica Monopoly set with wooden houses and original style pieces when we hit 1,000 followers on this blog I thought I would re-post this story on Mon...

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A sunny day on the boardwalk in 1923. This view is just west of Doughty's Pier A completely different day 21 years later. The Great Atlantic Storm of 1944 turned the resort into piles of kindli...

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You know I enjoy promoting folks with a love of the Jersey Shore. My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting and breaking bread with Mike Colameco - star of Colameco's Food Show on PBS. You can ...

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Here is the actual game I will be raffling off as soon as we hit 1,000 registered followers on this blog. We are almost half way there. I have noticed that some of you are hitting the Follow Me...

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This brochure was published a year before the "new" Convention Hall was opened which is why there are illustrations used. Wonderful piece of history and possible to post because of the new blog...

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Many of my FB fans asked for a high res image of this amazing piece of history. It is the long gone Asbury Park Casino Carousel with a reflection of the Palace Amusement - also long gone - Ferr...

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To those who have tried to comment with no luck please try to add a comment here I think I corrected the setting Emil

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For those of you who are new to my blog you can see I am having fun with the high res photo capabilities it permits. Much better than FB images. Double click to enlarge These are Cape May tak...

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WHILE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE READING THE NEW BLOG ONLY 400 PLUS HAVE REGISTERED. THERE IS NO COST AND IT IS NICE FOR YOUR AUTHOR.  Once we hit 1,000 registered followers on the blog we will h...

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This wonderful picture of Wesley Lake is one of the reasons I have switched to posting on a blog. The quality is 1000% better than Facebook. I can write more copy, include more images and by doub...

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One of the reasons I chose this format was the amazing quality of the images I will continue to post with my stories. Here are a few examples of some misc Cape May images and a few figures from t...

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Known today as the Southern Mansion - a popular Cape May B&B - the main section of the building was originally designed by nationally known architect Samuel Sloan for George Allen and constructed...

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Thanks to all of you who have registered to follow me on this blog. Hope more of you will join soon. Google gives me "insights" so I can see the amount that of you that view a ...

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If you are reading this you were probably a fan on my Facebook site: TALES OF THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. As recently posted on Facebook, after reaching the 20,000 fan milestone, I will be posting sto...

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