Sunday, April 21, 2013
Our weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features the Ocean City Beach Patrol's headquarters on the Boardwalk at 10th Street. The building in the first image was built by Jack Jernee in 1928, following the 1927 fire when the boardwalk was rebuilt a block closer to the ocean. It was destroyed in the nor’easter that struck in March 1962. Today, the Beach Patrol's Second Zone headquarters is located on the Boardwalk at 12th Street. The building was constructed by the city in 2004 and also houses a first-aid station and restrooms for the public. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features a home that was demolished in May 2011 at 647 Battersea Road that was know as the DuBois estate. The first photo shows the home, which was built in 1924, circa 1930. The second photo shows the home as it stood for the last 87 years and as many will remember it. The third image shows the home as it was being demolished on May 16, 2011. The final image shows one of multiple new homes that will be built on the lot. For more information about the home, see this article. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave. _____________________ See also: Fred Miller's " History" photos, which run every Sunday.
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647 Battersea Rd, Ocean City, NJ
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Our weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features a streetscape looking southwest down the 1000 block of Ocean Avenue. The first image shows the historic block circa 1920. Note the street was unpaved but graded with curbs and drainage. The street light on the left side of the image is suspended from a pulley so the light could be lowered for repairs. Midway down the block there was a home with its own tennis court that is now a parking lot. The second image is the street as it appears today. As you look down the block, of the first four houses from the corner, three remain standing. The condominum on the corner uses design elements from the home that stood there before such as the wrap-around porch and brick columns. At the far end of the block is …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then an Now" features the garage located on the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Haven Avenue. The first image shows the garage circa 1925. The vehicle shown is a 1925 Flint B-40 Touring, an American auto marque made from 1923 to 1927. Note the train tracks running down Haven Avenue and the gas pub on the curb along Seventh Street. The sign on the side of the building advertises "The Flint Six - Sales and Service." In the 1930s, the building was used as Ocean City Beach Patrol's Boat House. The building has maintained its original purpose as a garage and is home to Christopher's Foreign Cars as seen in the second image. A third image shows the same building during the morning high tide of Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane …
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633 Haven Ave, Ocean City, NJ
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Our weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features a home that was originally located at 10th Street and Wesley Avenue and is now at 10th and Pleasure Avenue. The first image shows the home as built at 10th and Wesley in the 1890s by Dr. Graham. The people on the porch are said to be lined up for the census count in 1900. The second image shows the home where it is now located on the corner of West 10th Street and Pleasure Avenue after being moved there. It has retained most of its original detail, including the widow's walk on the top of the home. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
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W 10th St & Pleasure Ave, Ocean City, NJ
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features the building that is located at 641 Asbury Avenue. The building was built in 1929 and is shown in the first image circa 1935 when it was home to Sheppard's Garage. Note the old clock-face gas pumps on the curb for pull-up service. Today, the former garage is home to Ocean City Storage and We R Wireless. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
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641 Asbury Ave, Ocean City, NJ
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features a block that has been an integral part of the downtown since the early days of Ocean City: the 900 Block of Asbury Avenue. The first image shows the ocean side of the block under construction in 1923. Note the individual shops with apartments above. The sign in the picture says: "H.C. Pontiere–Builder of Substantial Homes Phone 688 Office—946 Asbury." Humbert C. Pontiere was a builder and developer for many years in Ocean City. In the second image, you will notice many of the individual shops have been combined for more space. Most of the block remains intact today. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
Friday, July 27, 2012
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features the Parkside, located at 501 Fifth St. This former rooming house overlooks the Tabernacle grounds on the corner of Fifth Street and Central Avenue. It was built circa 1900 and operated as a rooming house and bed-and-breakfast prior to being sold in 2005 for $1.2 million. It has been completely renovated and converted to three residential condominium units. To see more historical photos of Ocean City, visit the Ocean City Historical Museum in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson Ave.
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501 5th St, Ocean City, NJ
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then an Now" features the Ocean City Yacht Club. The club was officially incorporated in 1901 and originally was located at Sixth Street and Bay Avenue. The building featured in the first picture was the original clubhouse constructed at Bay Road and Battersea Road. According to the club's website, the cornerstone for the "Grand Dame Club House" was laid on June 13, 1912. It was severely damaged in a hurricane that struck Ocean City in September 1944. As a result of the lack of material and manpower during World War II, the building was not rebuilt until 1947. The current clubhouse was a basic cinder-block building with a flat roof when it was originally constructed in 1947. It underwent a major renovation and addition in the …
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Ocean City Yacht Club
100 Bay Rd, Ocean City, NJ
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
A weekly feature includes photographs from the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and from the modern era.
This week's "Then and Now" features the famous Ocean City landmark Flanders Hotel. It was designed by Vivian Smith (who also was the architect of City Hall and the Music Pier) and when built in the early 1920s, it was the largest construction project undertaken in Ocean City. The Flanders is named for Flanders Fields, the American Cemetery in Belgium where soldiers killed in World War 1 are buried. The first image shows the Flanders while under construction on April 21, 1923. The hotel opened in the summer of 1923 -- while still incomplete! The second image shows the Flanders circa 1925. You will notice the Boardwalk was right at the back of the hotel. After the fire in October 1927, the Boardwalk was rebuilt closer to the ocean. This gave…
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The Flanders Hotel
719 E 11th St, Ocean City, NJ
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Michael Hamilton
10:56 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013
In 1960, I was living in Somers Point and not IN-TOWN Ocean City. But from the "who cares file" at 16 yrs old I competed for and earned a job on the beach patrol. Did the same in 2009, at age 65. I took the two day rookie test with 90 much younger prospective lifeguards, placing 32nd overall (July 9,2009 Sentinel) and was offered a job by the City, which I did not take. Legendary, right Fred. You… more ›