Welcome to The Spectacular History of the New Jersey Shore. This channel is a visual/narrative history of the Jersey Shore. A magnificent 127-mile stretch of beach bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
For centuries, this coastline has captured the imagination of anyone that has laid eyes on it. From the Lenape Indian tribes that came to hunt and fish. Followed by the hearty, devoted pioneers who came for adventure, self-reliant independence, and religious solitude. To the carnival-like showman, entertainers, and entrepreneurs that built some of the most popular seaside resorts in the world.
This channel will take you along on a spectacular journey, detailing the fascinating histories of these captivating shore towns.
In an effort to deliver a variety of diverse historical periods, one engaging new video will be posted regularly (approximately every 2 weeks, rotating through the chronological playlists).
Great job! We like to listen to some kind of story while falling off to sleep…. This piece however requires more attention because of its interest and compilation of historical facts…an added bonus to our recent trip to the lower shoreline of the Jersey Shore after 62 years of visiting various towns, North to South. We will be sharing this! Thank You
Thank you, Mary! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 The video titled "An Historical Journey from North to South" touches a little bit on all the major Jersey Shore beach towns.
Beach fees started here at Bradley Beach as the hole in the town budget caused by that huge temple on Ocean Avenue left the town council with no alternative.They're the first ones to scream separation of church and state when they imagined that they're being threatened.
As a CG STA Atlantic City and CG STA Ocean City vet, myself and LOTS of vets who served there can attest that their hauntings are incontrovertable. So many GREAT memories. Miss NJ dearly.
Went in the late 60's -early 70's with my parents...vacationed with our children in the early 90's ...never knew of it's rich history. (rock and roll as wel)...one of the many jewels of the Jersey shore...😊❤️
My brothers and I are Born and Raised on LBI, living in Holgate, Beach Haven, North Beach Haven, and Shipbottom. We grew up in the 80s-90s and have the best memories, hanging out at Ron Jon’s, Pier 18, Fantasy Island, the arcades, renting moves from MR.Movies. I hate that during one of the nasty hurricanes between 97-2010, we lost nearly all our summer fun videos, so seeing any images of LBI even before we were born I love because it might be Hen my parents, grandparents, or great grandparents were living on the island.
Lucky you that you got to grow up om LBI! 🙂 But I'm so sorry you lost all those precious videos. 🙁 They can't be replaced but your memories will last forever.
Sad to say that Point Pleasant Beach have been picking the pockets of tourists for many years and making people very paranoid about being there, I was there yesterday parking 20 bucks beach 13 bucks total rip off glad I turned away and said sorry this place is all about taking your money....and the cops are even worse, not a friendly family place anymore. This place was great in the 60's and 70's through the 80's then it got greedy...Def a place to stay away from...
1854 - The same year that another summer resort was founded, Mount Washington, then about five miles northwest of the City of Baltimore. By 1918, the year Mount Washington was absorbed into Baltimore City. By then, the place was a year round neighborhood.
Good information but the narrator's voice is 9ff putting. Kit sounds like hebis reading a school report. Great pictures though. I will check out the transcript also.
@@hiss3 Thank you! I'm so glad you loved it. 🙂 I kept trying to fix the audio in spots but once it's recorded its hard to fix unless you record it all over again.
Most of those Blue Laws should have been repealed decades earlier. Some examples were: You could buy a egg sandwich...but you couldn't buy a dozen eggs. You could buy a Playboy Magazine...but you couldn't buy a Bible (because it was hardback.) You could buy a ham sandwich...but you couldn't buy a 1/2 lb. of sliced ham. You could buy a hamburger...but you couldn't buy a pound of ground beef. You couldn't buy toys (including buckets and shovels for the beach), batteries, clothing, canned goods or just about anything else. I remember in the late 70's until the Blue Laws were repealed, many Boardwalk stores would open at 12:01AM Monday for an hour or two so visitors could make purchases before "heading home" after the weekend. P.S. Swimming and going to the beach on Sunday's was either overturned or not enforced many decades before Blue Laws were repealed.
Unfortunately, now it is the mecca for homosexuality, and all forms of sexual deviance, and degeneracy.. It used to be a place to take children.. Now you need to protect children from this place ,it's inhabitints , and perverted tourists.. Sad.
I love it too! Your comment could be applied to lot of great shore spots. I tried my best to give proportionate time to each place according to how many people visit them. A lot of spots just got a mention because they simply needed to be recognized.
My parents would take us to A.C. for a cool evening. I remember two things..... a place with an old school tin ceiling with high ceiling fans where we would get some watermelon....and Mr. Peanut's hot roasted peanuts..
Thank you for this video. I live on Chincoteague Island Va ( born and bred Jersey Girl)....a friend ( a great friend!!) insisted on driving down to get me and my dogs and parrot....the further north we drove, the worse it got. We made it to Bensalem Pa and was not but 2 miles from her house when we were rear ended by a clown car full of south of the border people from Va. on Street Road ( I know they were from Va because I got out and their Va license plate was laying there). Ugh.... what a shit shit show. Later ,after our adventure at Torresdale Hospital I saw footage down the shore of the boards being plucked up by the winds and the houses being pushed off their foundations....Well... thanks again for the video.
Thank for watching! Sounds like you had a crazy adventure during Sandy. So many people have stories. Believe it or not a lot of people still have stories of the 62 storm. Thanks again and I hope everything turned out OK after the storm.
Thanks! I know, I received a lot of comments about that. I'm almost done with a new re-edited version of the entire movie. So, if you want, check out the new Seaside and Point Pleasant chapters in that. It should be out next week.
Thanks for doing this! I grew up on one of the islands you talked about, and have always been fascinated with the history of the area. I attended OCHS, and worked summer jobs at various businesses, fleecing the tourists every Summer in the 1970s. Lots of great memories, being an "island kid."
@@historyofthejerseyshore I lament the destruction of the Asbury Park Casino and 1875 copper repousse Carousel house.. It was the sort of architecture that people from all over the world would come to see. the Casino has been repaired for the elements but historically it is a disaster... It's just gone forever
I know, I should have! I could have added so many other stories also, about the Revolutionary War and how NJ played such an historic role with all the heroism along our coast. It's fascinating but I just wasn't sure if a lot of people would be interested. Thanks for your comment and interest in the video!
In the write-up, you state that 'Wildwood', was established first, but, 'Holly Beach' was actually the first, to be incorporated. The name change to 'Wildwood', took place in 1912. You also said that, The 'Crest Pier' was built in 1905. That may be true, but the 'Jackrabbbit' Rollor Coaster, was on the old 'Marine West Pier' (Cedar-Skellinger Aves), built approximately, 1919ish. The Crest Pier (in Wildwood Crest. Crocus and Atlantic) was a huge wooden dancehall, used as a basketball court, and other summer events. Later on, another annex was built, where a permanent basketball court, was built. Adventure Pier used to be named 'Fun Pier', 'till the '80's. Mariner's Landing was called 'Marine Pier', also 'till the '80's. During the documentary, you pronounced Creese, as 'Cress'. It has a long ē, at the end. And that the borough of Wildwood, was incorporated in 1895, when it was Holly Beach. Wildwood was never a borough, as it's a 'city'. You left out Juniper Ave, and most importantly, Holly Beachs' 1st. street, to be made; 'Cedar' (I believe).
Thanks, I did look into your post. You are correct in that the "e" in Cresse is not silent and I could have mentioned the other streets that were named after native trees of the island. I do mention that Holly Beach was the first to be established but fail to mention that it was the first to be incorporated. Perhaps, you overlooked that I do mention Mariner's Landing originally being Marine Pier. Thanks for pointing out that Crest Pier was also used for basketball.
When we were kids we used to love to go to Cape May in 1970. The beach was called cape May diamonds. We found a little trinkets but some people did find real diamonds. we used to stay in the summer at Wildwood Crest .it's been a long time since I've been there ,do I miss it. I can't remember the name but people would go looking for pearls there's so much history Wildwood Wildwood Crest Cape May and Wildwood.
I was reading an article from a newspaper from 1777 i belive. About a detachment of grenaders and light infantry engaging rebels who retrested intk the woods at heartshorne
Peter Stillwagon was one of the Americans Captured at the salt works of Tom's River. Following the Revolution, he and his family eventually moved tConnellsville, Pennsylvania. He is buried there. His Wife Elizabeth Poole Stillwagon lived to be 115 years old. His brother Steven lived in Monmouth County, New Jersey. They were from the palatinate region of Germany.
