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Seaside Heights — The Boardwalk at Three Moments of History
Seaside Heights in 1920 already had the boardwalk amusements that would make it famous — rides, games, and the summer crowds. The 1920 aerial shows the compact resort grid and the boardwalk running parallel to a wide beach. By 1933, the Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane had damaged the boardwalk structures and stripped the frontal beach. The 1944 aerial captures Seaside Heights shortly after the Great Atlantic Hurricane made its closest approach to the New Jersey shore in September — the boardwalk sustained severe damage, several amusement structures were destroyed, and the beach face was heavily eroded. The difference between 1920 and 1944 tells the story of a resort town built on sand, literally and figuratively.
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Available in three sizes: 11×14″ Matted ($20) • 11×17″ Framed ($30) • 13×19″ Framed ($35)