Tales of the New Jersey Shore and historic New Jersey is the blog of Emil R. Salvini- best-selling author of:
Summer City by the Sea- An Illustrated History of Cape May,NJ
Boardwalk Memories, Tales of the Jersey Shore'
Vintage Images of Bygone Days
He is also the author of Hobey Baker, American Legend -an award winning biography of collegiate hockey great Hobey Baker. ( all images are copyrighted by Emil R. Salvini unless otherwise noted )
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Steel Pier- What a shot
I posted this on FaceBook once before but with the ability of our new blog to enlarge in high-res I decided to re-post.
When this photo was taken the pier had a "one price" admission policy. Once you paid to enter you had access to all of the acts including the "animal oddities." Fun...
I still cannot believe it's gone. Some of my best memories as a child were here. The only time we ever got to go to the movies, see live acts AT ALL!! Too bad the casinos can't spend some of their money to bring back such a place to the Great Jersey Shore.
When this photo was taken the pier had a "one price" admission policy.
ReplyDeleteOnce you paid to enter you had access to all of the acts including the "animal oddities."
Fun...
It IS fabulous when enlarged...I found myself gasping. LOL. Thanks for sharing the stories and pictures.
ReplyDeleteAre the pier posts in the far right middle of the picture a demolition or a new construction? Does anyone know?
ReplyDeleteI still cannot believe it's gone. Some of my best memories as a child were here. The only time we ever got to go to the movies, see live acts AT ALL!! Too bad the casinos can't spend some of their money to bring back such a place to the Great Jersey Shore.
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