William Heatley was taking a ride in a banner plane over the beach in OG. It was August, 1981, and he took this photo. © Special to Blogfinger.net Click to enlarge Re-post from 2015.
Note Wesley Lake to the right. The North End Hotel has been torn down, but the salt water swimming pool remains. You can see the outlines of the North End area which will be “re-developed” according to the North End Re-development Plan. and imagine where the condos will be along Lake Avenue, Spray Avenue, and the Ocean. Then imagine a hotel there which probably will actually become condos. Oh, and don’t forget the parking garage underground, stores, and new North End boardwalk.
The process is currently moving forward, and that “progress” is being followed here on Blogfinger. Pay close attention to the changes in NERP 2008 which are being slipped into place. See our post later today. —–PG
Thanks to William Heatley for making his photograph available here.
ASTRUD GILBERTO “Only Trust Your Heart.”
Brings back memories. Nice to see the Palace Amusements and the Casino still standing on the Asbury side of the lake. What’s hinted at in Bloggie’s article but can be vividly seen in the picture is just how remote the site is. One very limited way in, same limited way out. Heavy construction equipment and material transports running down Broadway or Main then down Ocean Ave for a few years. Nightmare in the making. Maybe they’ll petition to make the sidewalk that is Lake Ave into a heavy equipment roadway. Won’t that be a joy for Lakeside homeowners, How about a nice park and parking lot instead. Or better yet, revert back to it’s original use, a tenting ground.