Ocean Grove cottage. Isn’t she lovely? Blogfinger photo ©
You can get $130 per night rental on Airbnb for this little house. The cottage might be worth $325,000. It gives a new incentive to buy such a comfy place. OG cottages are continuously coveted for their cozy presence—very good for a single person, but now, as a rental, there is more to this than meets the eye.
Note: There is no indication that this cottage is for sale. Tell us the exact address and win a genuine OG car (or fridge) magnet, made in the USA with outdoor vinyl. For sale at Gingerbreads.
The winner of our name that jewel contest is Danielle Murray. She can receive her prize by emailing us with her delivery address.
DINAH WASHINGTON:
Vintage photo: Snafu John, age two, in front of #56 Abbott Avenue in 1958. See his comment; click below.
#56 Abbott Avenue, Ocean Grove, NJ 1958. John and his parents. ©
John: Thank you for reminiscing with us. It would be great fun if more of the multi-generational Grovers would do the same; even by including a shot from a family album.—Paul @Blogfinger
Abbott Avenue is perhaps my favorite street in Ocean Grove, because as a child my grandmother, Dorothy Higley owned the house at #56.
For many years in the late 50’s and early-mid 60’s we vacationed there,and OG became my “happy place”. I fell away for many years and returned here to live in 2011, in the Mountains region.
That house at #56 sold a few years back and I was keen to see it, inside, again but I missed my chance. Like some homes here, the exterior looks a little different from the photos that I have, one in particular from the summer of 1958, with my mother and father and the 2-year old me standing by the front steps.
OG is still my happy place, for as long as I may remain here, I hope.
156 Abbott Ave Ocean Grove NJ