Interlaken is just across Deal Lake from Asbury Park. It is .4 square miles and consists of 395 homes. The population is 820. The land in that area was purchased from the Lenape indians in 1667. Later it was purchased by a Boston physician who called it Interlaken Farms (after a town in Switzerland). It was incorporated into a borough in 1922. Interlaken has no business district. Its business is having no business.
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Residential project going up in Bradley Beach A similar building is behind this one. Paul Goldfinger photo. And there will be others. Bradley is coming alive, and living near the train station will be a big deal for commuters to New York. September 22, 2025. Click once to enlarge.
Bradley Beach is coming alive with residential construction along the tracks. Above is such a project on Memorial Drive at 9th Avenue. A similar building is under construction behind the one about. Paul Goldfinger photo:
LES PAUL AND MARY FORD. “The Moon of Manakoora” from the soundtrack of Silver Linings Playbook.
“And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasing all them silly New York virgins by the score
“And Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
This pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight, for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy girl
My, my, baby…”
The Village of Loch Arbour, New Jersey was founded in 1958. According to the 2010 census, the population is 194. This photograph was obtained on a gorgeous June day at 7 pm—the “golden time” for photography. The image shows a group of homes arranged in a courtyard. It is reminiscent of Ocean Grove with historic houses going back to the early 1900’s. There is a porch culture like ours.
I spoke to a family sitting on their porch having a drink. The kids were doing cartwheels under a giant tree, and we met Mom and Dad, who is a volunteer fireman. The common areas are beautifully tended, and all the neighbors share that expense.
It seems like the kind of a place that would be a setting for a Jimmy Stewart movie. I got the impression that this is a neighborly place, a place where memories are made.
—Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
Loch Arbour. Paul Goldfinger photo. Blogfinger.net Click to enlarge.