Views of "Ocean Park"...
The "Casino" was located on the Southwest corner
of Ocean Avenue and South Broadway.
This shows the Casino in the back ground with
buildings on South Broadway.
Compare the image above with that of the black and white below.
Note how the people are facing. These two photos were taken within a minute of
each other and I was able to find them both.
This building is "The Casino" which stood on the
corner of Old Ocean Avenue and South Broadway.
Another view of the Casino and gazebos from the
boardwalk to where the Ocean Place conference center is currently
located.
The "New Casino" located where the Ocean Place
Conference Center currently stands. Dated August 24th,
1908.
This is an aerial view of the block boarded by South
Broadway, Laird Street, Abbotsford Avenue and the original Ocean
Avenue.
This is the steamboat "Thomas Patten" passing through
the old swing bridge over the Shrewsbury River.
This peaceful view of boats on the water was near
where the Atlantic Avenue bridge is today.
This is a view of Myrtle Avenue looking north from
Broadway. Dated July 9th, 1908.
This is the Chelsea Pool, "The largest on the Jersey
Coast."
This is Chelsea Avenue looking southwest.
The Johnson's Club located on the corner of Ocean
Avenue and Brighton Avenue viewed from where the video store is located today.
This was a candy store? Our banks and government
buildings are nowhere near this ornate today.
The Third Avenue Post Office.
Portions of the walls to this great estate still exist on the east and west side of Ocean Boulevard just south of Bath Avenue where they are currently building a new townhouse project. Ornate sections also still exist in the back yards of small brick homes on Second Avenue south of Bath Avenue.
This section of the Hearn Estate wall still exists
behind the brick homes on Second Avenue just south of Bath Avenue. Go by
and take a look.
The "Pond Top" estate once owned by Dr.
Ciampa on Morris Avenue. Now the site of a townhouse project under
construction.
The USO on Garfield Avenue, later to be the Elks Lodge.
Chelsea Avenue looking east from Third Avenue dated
October 20th, 1905.
This is a photograph postcard of the Lyceum, located
on the northeast corner of Chelsea Avenue and Third Avenue.
A view of an un-muttled original Star of the Sea
School circa 1890.
Looking south at the intersection of Third and Westwood
Avenues from Chelsea Avenue.
The "Congragational Church."
The "Elberon Church."
The Southeast corner of Chelsea and Third
Avenue.
This is the original Star of the Sea church on the
northwest corner of Chelsea Avenue and Second Avenue.
Chelsea and Second Avenues looking north. To the left
is the original frame Star of the Sea Church.
Depicted in greater detail below is the original Shul farther down Second Avenue on the right.
The Shul on the east side of Second Avenue near
the intersection of Garfield Avenue.
This is the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and Second
Avenue looking east showing the train tracks where Ocean Blvd is located
today.
This is the original train station on Third
Avenue.
The train station located just north of Atlantic
Avenue on a site where Ocean Blvd is today.
Atlantic Avenue looking southwest just east of the
railroad, where Ocean Boulevard is today.
The Chattle High School and Middle School.
"Merrick's Lunch" at 267 Morris. Eddy
Bruno is the child behind the mound of snow!
This is the intersection of Bath and Westwood Avenues
looking northwest.
The Club "San Remo" later to be know as
"Yvonne's Rapsody in Blue" on West End and Old Ocean Avenues.
This was where the Fine Fare super market is today on
Third Avenue.
This was a roller coaster located on the casino
lot just east of Abbottsford Avenue.
Music credit: "Pine Apple Rag", Scott Joplin, Composer
