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Before and After Pictures and Video from Hurricane Sandy in Monmouth County

Joe — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:22:12 +0000

As the Jersey Shore and all of New Jersey continue to assess the damage from the biggest natural disaster to hit this part of the country in our history, I thought I would take this opportunity to provide you with some photos and videos of the storm beginning to hit the shore. The video below is of Pier Village in Long Branch approximately a day and a half before Hurricane Sandy hit.

The video below was taken much later – only a few hours before Hurricane Sandy hit the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Notice how the Atlantic Ocean begins to actually hit the boardwalk in this video.

And, of course, there is the image gallery. The captions below are short and sweet, but they should indicate where the picture was taken and what it’s showing you. Take a look – it was an intense storm.

And that’s some before and after of Hurricane Sandy in the Northern Jersey Shore area of Monmouth County. It’ll take a lot of time to rebuild and get things back to normal, but we’re from New Jersey – we love a challenge!

Some Photos and a Video of a Relaxing Day at the Beach in Asbury Park

Joe — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:08 +0000

Last week, Governor Chris Christie told everyone to “get the hell off the beach” in Asbury Park. Well, this weekend the Governor wants everyone to get the hell back on the beach all over the Jersey Shore! Since I was already on a staycation for the last week, I decided that I would contribute a little bit to the local shore economy in my area of the state and spend some quality time on the Asbury Park beach and boardwalk. So… the pictures and video below are from my trip to the beach this past Wednesday afternoon. It was great – very quiet and very relaxing (I got to the beach before the tourists).

And here’s a nice, relaxing video of the waves crashing onto the beach while I was relaxing in Asbury Park.

Nothing like a nice, relaxing day on the beach. It was great.

An Update on Asbury Park’s Redevelopment

Joe — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:45:27 +0000

There is so much going on in the Asbury Park redevelopment that if you’re not paying attention, you may miss a whole lot. One of the nice folks at Madison Marquette (a major developer along the Asbury Park boardwalk) sent me a link to a YouTube video their firm put together that shows a lot of what is going on along the beach area.

This is a great look at all of the fun things going on in Asbury Park. Not only are there people back on the boardwalk, but businesses are back, too! Plus, they are operating year-round in some classic locations. The video is posted below for your review.

Looks like there is a lot going on over in Asbury Park, huh? Here’s hoping that more good things come to this city, which has waited a long time for rejuvenation.

Lighting Up the Boardwalk in Asbury Park

Joe — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:07:27 +0000

A few weeks ago The Coaster ran an article reporting that this is the first year in the history of the Asbury Park boardwalk where the entire boardwalk would be open for the public. Some specific information about the Christmas festivities on the Asbury Park boardwalk from the article itself:

Pike said that the original, early pavilions along the boardwalk were wood and shuttered after the summer season was over.

She said the present pavilions were built during Mayor Clarence Hetrick’s tenure and later in the decades after the great hurricane of 1944 destroyed many of the older ones.

“They were modern for their time but weren’t open for the holiday season. Walter Reade even closed the Paramount theatre in the winter despite the pipe that ran underneath the boardwalk from the heating plant at the Casino,” Pike said.

It’s pretty cool that there are historians that study this type of stuff. I plan on getting over to the boardwalk at some point before Christmas to see what’s going on and how the shops are coming along. I know the last time I was down on Cookman Avenue (which was a few years ago), many of the shops were too pricey for my taste. I wonder if the current economic climate has had any impact on the prices down that way…

Christmas ceremonies are fun and I wish that I didn’t miss the Asbury Park tree-lighting this year. I have to remember to mark my calendar to head over there next year to see the lights turn on the tree.