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The Jersey Shore in 1904. "The bathing hour, Atlantic City -- Steeplechase and Steel piers." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
I think there are two of him in this photo.
It's an overwhelming thought when you realize that out of all these people in this photo, not a single one is alive today.
You don't see the crowds on the beach like that any more. So many people go to the beach and never get in the water.
I read they were rebuilding the Steel Pier -- my wife and I honeymooned at Atlantic City 56 years ago. So we went to see the new Steel Pier.
Some new kiddie rides and a Ferris wheel. What a disappointment.
Amazingly, no obesity in sight.
Maybe beach blankets.
The famous pier is now gone, but today a restaurant, two bars, a gaming area, a coffee shop and a couple retail establishments occupy the pier's footprint.
In New Jersey, you don't go "to the Shore," you go "down the Shore."
My great-grandmother is wearing the Crocs of the day in 1906.
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