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Beach Haven — The Queen of Long Beach Island
Beach Haven was LBI's premier resort from the 1870s onward — grand Victorian hotels, a famous boardwalk, and a fishing pier with a bait shop served thousands of summer visitors each season. The 1920 aerial shows Beach Haven at its Victorian peak: the Engleside Hotel, the Baldwin Hotel, and the boardwalk all visible from above, with a wide beach in front. By 1933, the community was established and thriving. The 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane struck during the summer season and destroyed the boardwalk, the pier, and the bait shop entirely — they were never rebuilt. Compare the 1933 and 1944 aerials and the loss of the boardwalk structures is plain. By 1962, Beach Haven had rebuilt as a summer resort without a boardwalk, and the Ash Wednesday Storm again tested the community's resilience.
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