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History Published in the May 16, 2012 issue A Look Back in Local History March 6th 1913 – Planning to open her Ocean City hotel, the Breakers, (4th and the boardwalk) by Palm Sunday, (March 16) Kate A. Young arrived from Philadelphia [more] A Look Back in Local History February 28th 1913 – Interested in making an income in Ocean City? The Hotel Idlewild with 21 rooms, 3 baths and hot water heat throughout was just [more] A Look Back in Local History February 22nd 1943 – Ten women volunteered to “spot airplanes” from the tower on the Ocean City Music Pier. The tower was constructed shortly after Pearl [more] A Look Back in Local History February 20th 1913 – Captain James Somers Willets died in his home at 7th and Central in Ocean City. Born in Beesley’s Point on Christmas Eve 1828, Willets [more] A Look Back In Local History January 28th 1903 – Ocean City business owners, Albert Gilbert and Mark Lake, dissolved their business. The Gilbert and Lake painting and funeral business [more] A Look Back in Local History January 10th 1983 – New Jersey’s legal drinking age returned to 21 that month. The age was lowered from 21 to 18 a decade before. In 1980, it rose to [more] A Look Back In Local History January 1st 1973 – With temperatures in the mid-sixties, people strolled Ocean City’s boardwalk in spring clothes. The boardwalk was so crowded that [more] A Look Back In Local History December 21st 1962 – Sixteen members of Ocean City’s Colony Club were busy judging the Fiesta of Lights on display throughout the resort. Awards were [more] A Look Back In Local History December 14th 1902 – The three-masted schooner W. F. Jordan became stranded on the bar near Holly Beach (now Wildwood). Captain Rich and a crew of six [more] A Look Back In Local History December 9th 1970 – Ground was broken for what would become Richard Stockton College with expectations that the first section of the college would be [more] A Look Back In Local History November 24th 1922 – Ocean City was experiencing a real estate boom especially in the Gardens. In just three weeks time, 388 of 449 available lots sold [more] A Look Back In Local History November 16th 1982 – Interested in purchasing a condominium? A large selection of one, two, and three bedroom condominiums were available starting at [more] A Look Back In Local History October 28th 1932 – Thieves pried open the rear door of the Ocean City Milk Company’s office located on Asbury near 7th Street. Milk wagon drivers discovered [more] A Look Back in Local History February 23rd 1912 – A snowstorm hit the area leaving behind 18 inches of snow. In Atlantic City gangs of men shoveled away drifts that blocked the boardwalk [more] A Look Back at Local History February 1st 1881 – The Association (Ocean City’s governing body) requested that Association President Wood go to Washington, D.C. to arrange for a post [more] A Look Back in Local History November 27th 1895 – Wanamaker’s was featuring women’s Canada Seal Capes lined with satin regularly $30, now $18. Imported French corsets, heavily boned [more] A Look Back in Local History November 17th 1779 – “Northwind,” an American Privateer burned off Absecon Island. (Absecon Island is now Atlantic City, Margate, Ventnor and Longport). [more] A Look Back in Local History November 6th 1919 – The Sentinel Ledger reported that the Ocean City Board of Education had “informally discussed the necessity of soon making preparations [more] A Look Back in Local History October 5th 1905 -Cars were finally rolling on Atlantic City’s first toll free highway “Meadow Boulevard” (now Albany Avenue). Originally started in [more] A Look Back in Local History September 22nd 1911 – That week’s Sentinel noted that only four members of Ocean City’s first Republican club were still alive. The Republican club [more] A Look Back in Local History September 14th 1901 – Atlantic City’s new high school, located at Ohio and Pacific Avenues, was dedicated. The resort’s first high school, built in [more] A Look Back in Local History September 2nd 1927 – Ground was broken for the Beesley’s Point Bridge. The bridge was constructed by the Ocean City Automobile Club and opened in 1928. [more] A Look Back in Local History July 28th 1921 – A fire that began at Third Street and the boardwalk destroyed several stores, a restaurant, apartments, a rooftop garden and 100 feet [more] A Look Back in Local History July 22nd 1896 – Visitors to Ocean City were so shocked by the condition of resort horses that they were planning to start a local chapter of the Prevention [more] A Look Back in Local History July 1st 1921 – Ocean City police were enforcing a new ordinance that forbade “semi-nude” people from strolling the streets of the resort. Raincoats [more] A Look Back In Local History May 8th 1942 – With reports of enemy subs just off shore, Atlantic City took careful measures to achieve dim-out regulations. Twenty percent of hotel [more] A Look Back in Local History February 9 1961 – Some 300 skaters a day enjoyed Ocean City’s municipal rink at 6th Street. As the area was experiencing a bitter cold winter, the rink [more] A Look Back in Local History February 1 1894 – Willing to go the distance for February sale days? Ocean City had relatively little to offer in terms of retail stores, so Philadelphia [more] This week in local history January 1st 1970 – The Sentinel Ledger described the previous year as “an exciting, progressive year.” Among the noteworthy occurrences of 1969 were [more] A Look Back In Local History July 17th 1847 – Cape May’s Cape Island Baptist Church was dedicated. Baptists were living in the area in the late 1700s and began making the difficult [more] A Look Back In Local History July 10th 1912 – Woodrow Wilson dedicated the YMCA in Atlantic City. The Young Men’s Christian Association began in London, England in 1844 to provide [more] A Look Back In Local History July 3rd 1978 – Some real bargains were available just across the 34th Street Bridge in Upper Township. A Marmora Rancher that was “tucked away in a [more] A Look Back In Local History July 1st 1801 – Philadelphia Aurora featured an advertisement for “Sea Shore Entertainment at Cape May.” This ad is believed to have been the first to [more] A Look Back In Local History May 22nd 1928 – Looking to fix up your cottage or rental property before summer? Edward H. Classen, Inc at 848 Asbury Avenue was featuring Armstrong’s [more] A Look Back In Local History May 15th 1952 – The Sentinel Ledger reported that the planned expansion for the Ocean City High School had been delayed. “Present indications are that [more] May 8th 1902 – The Sentinel Ledger reported, “The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will hold a social parlor meeting at the Wyoming this evening. A [more] A Look Back In Local History May 1st 1847 – The Cape May lighthouse was discontinued. Construction had begun on the 70 feet high lighthouse in 1822 using bricks from Philadelphia. [more] A Look Back In Local History April 24th 1932 – In Ocean City, a two-family furnished apartment building with hot water heat, located near the boardwalk was for sale for $9,250; a [more] A Look Back In Local History April 17th 1933 – Amber lights were turned on at 9th and Asbury and 9th and Bay to remind Easter visitors to stop at these intersections. In addition [more] A Look Back In Local History April 10th 1893 – Oceanview schools reopened. They had been closed for three weeks because of scarlet fever. Victims of scarlet fever often spent months [more] A Look Back In Local History April 3rd 1915 - An Easter Saturday snowstorm hit the area. By the time it ended, New Jersey had as much as 21 inches in some areas; Philadelphia had [more] A Look Back In Local History March 27th 1911 – Former Somers Point mayor, John. M. Campbell died following an operation for an appendicitis the previous week. He was 52 years old. [more] A Look Back In Local History March 20th 1868 – The “Great Equinoctial Storm” hit the area. Cape May County was covered by 25 inches of snow and pounded by severe gales that caused [more] A Look Back In Local History March 13th 1888 – The area was crippled by the “Blizzard of ‘88” also known as the “Great White Hurricane.” There were six feet drifts in Atlantic and [more] A Look Back In Local History March 6th 1766 – The Pennsylvania Journal reported, “Captain Waterman, from Nantucket spoke of a Brig from Glasgow of New York off of Egg-Habour.” At [more] A Look Back In Local History February 28th 1865 – Blue moon? Not a chance that February. The month came to a close without a single opportunity to enjoy a full moon. It was the [more] A Look Back In Local History February 21st 1929 – The “Blue Comet,” a deluxe train made what was billed as its inaugural run from Atlantic City to New York, though it actually ran [more] A Look Back In Local History February 14th 1909 – In Ocean City, a “charming cottage” at 924 Central Avenue with electric lights could be purchased for $3,250; an 8-room cottage on [more] A Look Back In Local History February 7th 1837 – The townships of Hamilton, Weymouth, Galloway and Egg Harbor were set aside from Gloucester County to create Atlantic County. At [more] A Look Back In Local History January 31st 1900 – The Atlantic City Public Library opened in the Rochford Sanitarian at Mt. Vernon and Pacific Avenues. They had held a book reception [more] A Look Back in Local History January 24th 1742 – George May, founder of Mays Landing married Susanna Thompson. May, an agent for the West Jersey Society was an expert blacksmith [more] A Look Back in Local History January 17th 1918 – The area was hit with the worst possible winter scenario. Temperatures were in the teens for over a week and there was a severe [more] A Look Back in Local History January 10th 1919 – The Ocean City Fishing Club announced the trophy winners for the previous season. The trophy for the largest channel bass caught [more] A Look Back in Local History January 1st 1902 – The First National Bank of Ocean City opened on the corner of Eighth and Asbury Avenue (now Calvary Chapel). The bank was a success [more] |
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