Bradley Beach. Memorial Parkway. by Paul Goldfinger
THE ANDREW SISTERS from “All Aboard the Jazz Express.”
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Pardon me boy; is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Posted in BF Jazz Corner, Jersey Shore gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, tagged Bradley Beach choo choo, The other side of Bradley Beach on October 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Bradley Beach. Memorial Parkway. by Paul Goldfinger DISKO : Summer in Seaside Heights
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photography at The Jersey Shore, tagged Seaside Heights on Blogfinger, Young love in Seaside Heights on September 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
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.
Jersey Shore Gallery: Interlaken
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Blogfinger contest to name that town, Interlaken house, Jersey shore gallery at Blogfinger on August 26, 2023| 5 Comments »
Interlaken, New Jersey. Oct. 2014 This incredible house has echoes of history going back to c. 1920’s or ’30’s. (It calls to me–I want it!) Paul Goldfinger photograph
CINDY SCOTT from her album Major to Minor.
Cindy Scott
The best sausage, pepper and onion sandwiches south of the border…..
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
Seaside Heights 2019. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge
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.
Modern AP history: At long last love…
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged MUSIC. At Long Last Love, Wedding in the Casino on July 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Wedding photo shoot in the Casino. Asbury Park, New Jersey. 2010. By Paul Goldfinger. Click for full view.
FRANK SINATRA: (Romance–Songs From the Heart) Is it Granada? No, but it is the real McCoy.
Friedrich of Freehold: An American Hero
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Music from the movies, tagged Gen. Von Steuben in Monmouth County on June 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »
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”
The other side of A. Park: Trinity Episcopal Church
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Trinity Church Asbury Park on May 27, 2023| 2 Comments »
Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park. Paul Goldfinger © photo March 30, 2013. Click image for full view
SOUNDTRACK: From the Norwich Cathedral Choir in England:
Ocean Pathway by Rich Despins
Posted in Bradley Beach connection, Guest artist on Blogfinger, Guest photographer on Blogfinger, Jersey Shore gallery, Photographic Gallery, tagged Misty by Erroll Garner, Misty moment in Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove in black and white on May 22, 2023| 2 Comments »
Ocean Pathway photo by Rich Despins of Bradley Beach . Special to Blogfinger.net Undated. Special to Blogfinger in 2015.
This image by Rich can be best seen by clicking on it to cause it to become larger.
ERROLL GARNER “Misty”
The Battle of Monmouth. 1778.
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Music from the movies, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, Monmouth Battlefield State Park on April 25, 2023| 1 Comment »
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.
Jersey Shore Gallery: Toms River.
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Blue Skies, Nancy LaMott, Photo: Toms River, r, Tom's River Jersey Shore on March 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Toms River, New Jersey. October, 2005. Paul Goldfinger.© Click to enlarge
NANCY LaMOTT
Jersey Shore Gallery. Red Bank and Count Basie.
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged Red Bank on January 23, 2023| 1 Comment »
Red Bank, River Road at Broad Street. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge. Blogfinger.net
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
Sausage, peppers and onions at the Jersey Shore—mmmmm, you can almost smell it from here.
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
Faith Baptist Church on Wickapecko Drive in Wanamassa (Ocean)
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Music: The Power to Enchant, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Faith Baptist Church in Wanamassa on January 17, 2023| 1 Comment »
Pray here. Faith Baptist Church. Wickapecko Drive, Ocean, NJ. By Paul Goldfinger © September 3, 2013. Click to enlarge.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
I frequently pass this church because Wickapecko Drive is a country road that provides an alternate scenic route coming back from Wegmans to the Grove. Just turn right off Sunset Avenue by the firehouse with Chief Wanamassa painted on the side (see below.)
Indians used to paddle their canoes around there. Sometimes they had to take a detour because of Township road work.
The Chief first met white men when the Ocean Township DPW began paving Sunset Avenue. That historic work continues to this day.
Legend has it that Chief W. had a vision that told him to open a Wegmans nearby. You can sometimes find him shopping there in the Kosher department for lox.
The Wickapecko Indians were Rutgers fans, and that is why they were called red men. They would go to football games with no shirts, painting RU on their chests. They have been upset since the 18th century over Rutgers football misfortunes.
The church has a woodsy setting, and the light often twinkles on the front and sides as the massive trees cast all sorts of changing shadows.
I have photographed it many times, but this image, obtained in late afternoon, after making a carrot, dill, and celery run for Eileen who was working on a batch of chicken soup, is what I had been looking for.
I shot it this time both in color and black and white, but the latter, with a “vintage” tint, looks fine.
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA From the Imus Ranch Record II