Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Ocean Grove fire February 2015, tagged Fire site reconstruction in Ocean Grove on April 3, 2016| 2 Comments »
Rich Lepore stands in front of his Smuggler’s Cove. That shop was destroyed in the Feb.9, 2015 fire. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
The site at #50 Main Avenue remains a foundation in progress. Moe Demby photo 4/3/16. Blogfinger staff photo ©
Maybe they will finish this job before Santa Claus comes to town. FRANK SINATRA AND CYNDI LAUPER
Posted in Ocean Grove fire February 2015, Ocean Grove news, tagged Fire site reconstruction in Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce on February 26, 2015| 3 Comments »
Main Avenue, Ocean Grove, c. 2004. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
We had received a report about the plans for rebuilding at the site of the fire. A detailed presentation was made by the building’s owner, Kurt Cavano, at the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Feb.24. Since the presentation was not said to be confidential, someone in the audience sent us a nice news report with the details which we posted this morning.
However, that citizen reporter received some heat about it and asked that we take it down. Although it is not our policy to do so, we agreed to that request, even though all who were at the meeting have been free to share the information with anyone.
Up until the time we deleted the post, it had received over 1,300 hits, so it is “out there.” In brief, a new building will replace the old. It will be 3 stories tall and will be designed by an OG architect. The builder will be Jack Green Co.
If more details are made public, we will post them. If someone else who was at the meeting, or if the owner wants to share the details, we will post it again.