Mark on the Beach below typical Brigantine resort cabins
In 1953 we took a shore vacation to Brigantine Beach in New Jersey. As we were approaching the resort, my brother Mark pipes up, “There’s Pop”. Elaine replies, “Whose Pop”. Mark responds, “OUR POP”. Sure enough, there standing on the corner with his familiar cigar was our grandfather. No one had told us that our grandparents were going to be there. They must not have stayed long as I could find no photos of them there.
While we were there, we had to hunker down during Hurricane Carol, a major storm which severely impacted New England spared New Jersey its full force. An article about the hurricane’s effects on New Jersey can be found HERE. It describes 25 foot waves pounding the beach.
We rode out the storm in our small unsubstantial beach cabin. I don’t remember much, but I do remember that at one point we opened the door and could see a wave wash around the front of the cabin.
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enlarge 141KB, 1024x696 2 s-54-0751 Post hurricane surf pounds the beach
enlarge 116KB, 1024x696 3 s-54-0760 Very impressive waves pounding the beach
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Good weather returns after a few days. Mark at the beach. You can see all the resort cabins lined up. They are all gone today.
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Mark along the sea wall breakwater. That row of cabins to the right were the ones we stayed at.
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Looking south along the beach. The post hurricane waves are still pretty big, but people are enjoying the surf. If you enlarge the photo, the large building in the distance still exists today, the "Legacy Vacation Resort -Brigantine Beach". The current Google Street View is HERE
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The pier in the distance is the "Sea Horse Fishing Pier", which no longer exists. A google search reveals that it had an interesting history. It was located at 14th and Brigantine Ave if you want to look on Google maps.
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As you can see this wasn't a 4 star accomodation by any means. During the hurricane, I remember the waves washing around the front of the building.
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The hurricane made for great beach combing. Here are some welks, horseshoe crabs and snails. Unfortunately, when we took a bunch home, after a few days in my hot attic bedroom, the smell was awful as some of them still were inhabited.
