
Seaside Heights, NJ. 2013. By Paul Goldfinger. click to enlarge. This Jersey Shore town has a long tradition of youthful summer romance.
THE McGARRIGLE HOUR with Kate and Anna, and Chaim Tannenbaum, and Lily Lanken.
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Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Jersey Shore gallery, Sausage sandwiches, Seaside Heights south of the border on August 21, 2023| 2 Comments »
Boardwalk, Seaside Heights. By Paul Goldfinger
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
It was at Seaside Heights, as a teenager, that I learned to enjoy those fabulous Italian sausage-pepper-and onion sandwiches made fresh on the boardwalk. The smoke would rise off the grill and draw you to those irresistible treats. Who knew about saturated fat back then, but even if we knew, we wouldn’t care.
And I learned about clams on the half shell..amazing! And the Jersey pizza, and more.
With these photographs we experience the flavor of one of America’s treasures: the Jersey shore, with all its visual delights, culinary treats, and carnival-like wonders.
One amazing aspect of the Jersey Shore, the source of interest by photographers, is that each shore town has its own personality.
And yes, Seaside Heights will be open this summer. Don’t miss it, and come hungry. And if you’re a young guy, no drooling allowed.
And it is south of the border with Ocean Grove.
GEORGE STRAIT celebrates the music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.
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General Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, who is up on his pedestal in the Monmouth Battlefield Park (Freehold/Manalapan). September, 2014. Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Blogfinger.net. Click once to enlarge the General.
Major General Friedrich Von Steuben (1730-1794), of the Continental Army, was from Prussia. But he came to America to help George Washington train an army that could beat the British. He succeeded in doing so, and his contribution was recognized by Americans long after the war.
Gen. Von Steuben was the one who figured out that the British were heading to Monmouth. During the war he was Washington’s Chief of Staff. After the war he stayed here as an American, and he was given land and other forms of gratitude. ——Paul Goldfinger
In honor of Gen. Von Steuben, here is some Bach: “Orchestral Suite #3 in D Major” by the German Bach Soloists. From the movie “Heartbrakers”
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Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Atop Combs Hill. By Paul Goldfinger 2014. ©. Click once to enlarge.
Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
The Battle of Monmouth took place in the vicinity of Monmouth Courthouse in Freehold.
On a blistering hot day on June 28, 1778 the land that is now Monmouth Battlefield State Park was the site of one of the longest battles of the American Revolutionary War.
From the State Parks information: “Here at Monmouth, Washington restored a reputation battered by defeats in 1777. In the day-long battle in the hills, wood lots, farm fields and meadows, the main Continental Army, retrained at Valley Forge, repulsed attacks by the main British Army.
By the end, over 600 men were dead, dying or wounded and the Continental Army held the field.”
The vista above is from Combs Hill where the Continental Army had placed their artillery.
The park is a beautiful place where you can visit, picnic, ride horses or sleighs. The visitor center is near where I was standing to make this photograph. The address is 16 Rt 33 Business in Manalapan.
I enjoy photographing battlefields, although this is only my second. The first is Gettysburg which we have visited quite a few times. Battlefields are evocative of so many qualities of man including bravery, fighting for right and freedom, loyalty and sacrifice.
It seems as if you can time- travel back in such a place as this, and that is an emotional experience.
I tried to capture that mood in this photograph which is much better felt in black and white than with color. —
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
BAND OF HM ROYAL MARINES: “Main Theme from Saving Private Ryan” (2006) Written by John Williams.
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NANCY LaMOTT
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Red Bank on January 23, 2023| 1 Comment »
Speaking of Red Bank, this is the most Edward Hopperish photograph in our Goldfinger collection.
COUNT BASIE was from Red Bank. Here he is with his orchestra playing “L’il Darlin’ ” from the album Count Basie’s Finest Hour
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, tagged Fun and games for two, Photo: Seaside Heights on January 21, 2023| 7 Comments »
Fun and Games at Seaside Heights, New Jersey.sausage, peppers and onions sizzling on the grill. Photo by Paul Goldfinger
If someone were to sell a trade-mark food on the Ocean Grove boardwalk, what would it be? Pastrami on white bread with mayo, perhaps? Or how about tea for two?
BEVERLY KENNEY from the album This is Vintage Now
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DUM DUM GIRLS. From the album Too True “Are You OK?”
Note there is a Chinese version of this group called “The Dim Sum Girls.”
Posted in Blogfinger contest, Jersey Shore gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Name that town contest on December 15, 2022| 2 Comments »