Seaside Heights NJ losing its 82 year old carousel

[PrincessKsMom]

The one that they are auctioning is on casino pier and was built in 1910. It moved to Seaside in 1932 so its been here for 82 years. Its sad there won't be any carousels left on the boardwalk. There is alot of rumors about the fire last september that claimed most of the seaside park boardwalk, as it was a firemens convention in wildwood and there were hardly any firemen in the area. Alot of speculation is that it will become alot like Pier Village in Long Branch which changed dramatically after their fire in 1987.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Village

Well that's depressing.

So the only "authentic" Jersey boardwalk will one day be in Epcot at the Boardwalk?

 

[SamRoc]

Well that's depressing.

So the only "authentic" Jersey boardwalk will one day be in Epcot at the Boardwalk?

It is depressing, when i was a kid in the 60's Seaside was great! and through my teenage years in the 70s i always had fun and felt completely safe. but times change, and the whole "jersey shore" crowd didnt help. there was a concert there over the weekend where there were 34 overdoses and 42 arrests. i always took my kids there when they were little to go on rides, eat junk food and watch the fireworks. they especially loved the log flume which was our last ride of the evening. but i guess theres more money in upscale stores.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...uring-2-day-concert-on-seaside-heights-beach/

 

[PrincessKsMom]

It is depressing, when i was a kid in the 60's Seaside was great! and through my teenage years in the 70s i always had fun and felt completely safe. but times change, and the whole "jersey shore" crowd didnt help. there was a concert there over the weekend where there were 34 overdoses and 42 arrests. i always took my kids there when they were little to go on rides, eat junk food and watch the fireworks. they especially loved the log flume which was our last ride of the evening. but i guess theres more money in upscale stores.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...uring-2-day-concert-on-seaside-heights-beach/

Same thing happened at PNC.

 

[Wendy31]

Just came across this uncut video footage on FB today of Seaside in 1985 I believe. They were filming a commercial and this is the uncut footage. While much of it is boring, I love to look at the styles (people on the boardwalk actually wearing clothes), how packed the stands used to be and I almost fell over when I saw the Burger King at the southern most part of the Boardwalk. I had forgotten all about that.

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/...&utm_content=test&utm_campaign=social-inbound

Thanks for the video!

As someone who has never been to this part of the United States, I watched the video because I've always wanted to visit the famed Jersey Shore.

One thing that struck me... as a society, for the most part, we were a lot thinner then, weren't we?

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Thanks for the video!

As someone who has never been to this part of the United States, I watched the video because I've always wanted to visit the famed Jersey Shore.

One thing that struck me... as a society, for the most part, we were a lot thinner then, weren't we?

Yes we were Wendy. I thought the same thing -- thinner and more modest even though the in-thing was shorter shorts. And I'm not fat shaming/bashing anyone. I'm very overweight myself. Wasn't always the case but it is now.

 

[SamRoc]

Thanks for the video!

As someone who has never been to this part of the United States, I watched the video because I've always wanted to visit the famed Jersey Shore.

One thing that struck me... as a society, for the most part, we were a lot thinner then, weren't we?

I love living here, i'm on the water 2 blocks to the bay 2 blocks to the ocean. Have only used the ac once this year as i always get a lovely breeze. I used to be alot thinner then too! i used to go to B&B and get a bikini every year, those days are long gone, thank goodness for tankinis!

 

[LBIJim]

lol, I love the Men's shorts - they are just so short compared to the styles today. !

I don't have time to watch a 30 minute video right now, but thanks to the person who posted it. I'll watch tomorrow.

I can just imagine the men's shorts back then. When shorts started getting longer in the late 80s/early 90s, I adamantly clung to my short shorts. Now I like long shorts and hope the short short ones never make a comeback. I've been noticing men's shorts and bathing suits getting a little shorter recently. Maybe I should buy 100 pairs of the long ones now so I never run out.

I took friends up to pt pleasant july 4th weekend and just dropped them off. parking was $30 - $50 in the lots!

One of the best things about LBI is the lack of parking fees. Granted, there's no boardwalk and just a smallish amusement park, but parking is free everywhere. Sometimes hard to find, however. Some restaurants might charge for valet parking.

I am less and less liking Point Pleasant because of the dismal parking available, and I refuse to pay $25 to park for an evening. I used to go to Seaside every year growing up but with Sandy and the fire last year, I agree it's just not the same anymore.

I think Ocean City NJ's boardwalk is now my new favorite, it's wide, clean and there are much better parking options albeit it's a further trip.

Ocean City is my favorite boardwalk now too. My tastes have changed. Wildwood was always my first choice; Seaside second. But maybe about 10 years ago, as I aged, OC started becoming more attractive. Still like Wildwood and Seaside, just not as much as OC.

Point Pleasant's boardwalk is, well, pleasant, but I never considered it a major league boardwalk.

Lived the bulk of my life in NJ, but I've rarely visited any beach town in Monmouth County. I don't think I've ever been "on the beach" there. I hear that Asbury Park is on the rebound.

 

[LBIJim]

Well that's depressing.

So the only "authentic" Jersey boardwalk will one day be in Epcot at the Boardwalk?

Hey, you call Epcot's boardwalk authentic??? Please!!!

 

[bcla]

But is it really a "boardwalk"? We got something around here called a boardwalk, but it's paved. I thought that part of being a boardwalk was that there had to be some sort of boards involved, like a wooden pier or at least wood (or even something wood-grained) like a traditional boardwalk. Ours seemed to have been replaced with a concrete platform years ago.

 

[SamRoc]

Point Pleasant is a very nice boardwalk for families. Its small but it also has the aquarium there. I really like Martells great crab cakes and nightlife.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

But is it really a "boardwalk"? We got something around here called a boardwalk, but it's paved. I thought that part of being a boardwalk was that there had to be some sort of boards involved, like a wooden pier or at least wood (or even something wood-grained) like a traditional boardwalk. Ours seemed to have been replaced with a concrete platform years ago.

Seaside and Point Pleasant are made of wood. Not sure how many towns did/will rebuilt using wood after hurricanes but I know Seaside did.

As for my comment about Epcot being authentic, that's why I put it in quotes. We know it's not really but since it's based on the boardwalks of NJ, it may be the old thing we have left one day.

 

[mjkacmom]

But is it really a "boardwalk"? We got something around here called a boardwalk, but it's paved. I thought that part of being a boardwalk was that there had to be some sort of boards involved, like a wooden pier or at least wood (or even something wood-grained) like a traditional boardwalk. Ours seemed to have been replaced with a concrete platform years ago.

Most of the boardswalks at the NJ shore are boards.

 

[Hillbeans]

Most of the boardswalks at the NJ shore are boards.

OCNJ and Point still are boards.

I walked the Asbury/Bradley Beach/Ocean grove/Avon boardwalk a few weeks ago and their boards are now a mix of composite and wood.

 

[LBIJim]

But is it really a "boardwalk"? We got something around here called a boardwalk, but it's paved. I thought that part of being a boardwalk was that there had to be some sort of boards involved, like a wooden pier or at least wood (or even something wood-grained) like a traditional boardwalk. Ours seemed to have been replaced with a concrete platform years ago.

Are you referring to Santa Cruz? It's been 20 years since I've been there, but I thought it WAS wood at the time.

I suppose there's no hard and fast rule about the definition of a boardwalk. In my view, there are boardwalks, and then there are Boardwalks. The Capital B ones are usually made of wood, but not necessarily so. They're mostly raised above the level of the street and beach, requiring steps or ramps to access them. But most importantly, there needs to be at least 5 or 6 blocks jam-packed with T-shirt shops, pizza places, cotton candy stands, arcades, amusement rides, mini-golf courses, and the like. Places serving alcohol can be a plus or minus, depending on viewpoint. Nice to have, but not necessary. In other words, it needs a carnival atmosphere.

Mere pedestrian walkways along the ocean front, perhaps with a handful of stores and an ice cream shop or two, are nice, but fall under the small b boardwalk category. No matter if it's wood, trex, asphalt, or concrete.

Disney's boardwalk is definitely a small b. I know the poster who called it "authentic" was speaking in jest.

Capital B Boardwalks in New Jersey are in Atlantic City, Wildwood/North Wildwood, Ocean City, Seaside Heights/Park, and Point Pleasant. Not sure about Asbury Park. It WAS a Big B at one time, then fell into disrepair by the mid 1970s. I hear the town itself is making a comeback, but I don't know if it extends to the boardwalk. Long Branch is a possibility.

Other places with Capital B Boardwalks are Coney Island in NY, Rehoboth in Delaware, Ocean City, Maryland and possibly Myrtle Beach, SC. Santa Cruz is a definite Big B no matter what it's made out of. There are probably others that I'm not familiar with.

Then in a league of its own is Venice Beach in Los Angeles. It manages to break every rule yet still conform to them. Excellent place to spend a day, especially a Sunday afternoon.

 

[kimmar067]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/07...sel-set-to-be-sold-taken-away-from-boardwalk/

First Hurricane Sandy, then the fire, now the only carousel left on the boardwalk is going to be sold and taken away.

....oh NOOOO!!!!! So many great memories with that carousel.....

 

[kimmar067]

Disney's boardwalk is definitely a small b. I know the poster who called it "authentic" was speaking in jest...

....I know what you are saying....the first time I saw it, I thought to myself, "THIS is no Boardwalk!" Of course, I spent many a summer 'down the shore'...

 

[kimmar067]

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/20...rests-during-2-day-concert-on-seaside-heights

....great vid! thanks for the stroll down Memory Lane!