Main Avenue. Ocean Grove, NJ. Paul Goldfinger photos.
It was a perfect summer day, and the Grove was jumping. The beach was beautiful, and downtown was really busy. Kids were buzzing around on skateboards and scooters. It seemed like everybody was happy and wanting to talk to each other.
It took us an hour to walk from Cheese on Main back up to Delaware. We had free samples of hard salami, Gouda cheese and salt watermelon jelly. Then we made our way back on Main, stopping every block or so to talk to somebody. We spoke to Sue, Carl, Fran, Nick, Arty, Charlotte, Kathleen and Ray.
Main Avenue. Ocean Grove, NJ
They say that Ocean Grove has a porch culture, but the friendliness extends beyond the porches. It spills into the parks, the shops, the beachfront and on the sidewalks.
Ocean Grove was a happening place today. It keeps getting better and better. —Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger
FRANK SINATRA:
Tommy: What you think is pessimism on my part is nothing more than facts assembled into opinions. Facts are neither optimism or pessimism.
And, Tommy, I wrote that piece and took the photos of a glorious day in town 10 years ago. Paul
Did Eileen write this post? It seems so optimistic. 😉