Historical Images: 10th Street and Central Avenue
Our weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
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This week's "Then and Now" features the property located on the northwest corner of Tenth Street and Central Avenue.
The original building located on this corner was built circa 1920 and is shown in the first image in 1928.
The second image shows the original building as it was being razed on February 5, 2007 to make way for the duplex that is now located on the same property today as seen in the third image.
To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
Ellen
8:08 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012
Looking at the 3 photos makes me sick. The 1928 photo is that of a stately, proud home. Too bad a large established family could not purchase it and keep it up for future generations. Homes like that should not be razed for the ugly rooming house that now stands there.
Rahn Brackin
8:53 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
I too miss the house that stood there. It was elegant and built to last for many years.
OC has lost so many beautiful homes, the DuBois Estate, Clayton Haines Brick's home and Howard Stainton's Ocean Ave. home to name a few. I hope that people will see the beauty and integrity in the way these places were constructed and save them before we lose any more.
ocsummer
11:49 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
Great pics. I guess the Committee to Preserve Ocean City was in Somers Point having a drink when they tore this one down. !! LOL
Michael Hamilton
1:21 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
Lets ask Historian Fred about that situation. He might be busy though, working one of his books or taking photos of fires in the hood. Looking forward to the next release: "history as Miller sees it" or "part history" by Fred.
Boadicea
8:14 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012
Sooooo tacky - and no imagination at all. Why do the architects design homes to look like every other tacky home on the block. Someone with $$$$ and courage should tear the bloody thing down and rebuild the original. That would set a good example.
Keep the Old OCNJ
9:39 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
Tears.... How can anyone tear down such a beautiful house!! My heart breaks every time one of these beauties is razed.