Spring Lake, New Jersey. September 2012. By Paul Goldfinger
SOUNDTRACK. Somebody rowed these boats ashore. Could it have been Michael? Or perhaps Peter, Paul or Marvin. Hmmmmm… —PG
Posts Tagged ‘NJ’
Jersey Shore Gallery: Spring Lake
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged MUSIC: Peter, NJ, Paul and Marvin, photo: Spring Lake on October 3, 2012|
Jersey Shore Gallery: Spring Lake
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, tagged NJ, photo: Spring Lake on September 11, 2012|
Spring Lake, New Jersey. Canna lillies. September 10, 2012. By Paul Goldfinger
Ocean Grove Gallery
Posted in Ocean Grove Gallery, tagged NJ, Photo: June morning--The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove on June 21, 2012|
This photograph is featured in the new book about the Great Auditorium by Bell, Bell and Dufresne. The book is currently available at the Historical Society of OG museum and at the Comfort Zone on Main Avenue.
If you would like a signed metallic finish print of this image, presented 4x 6 and mounted as a 5×7 photo card with matching envelope, please call Rich Lepore at Smugglers’ Cove to order one. They are $5.00. Call 732-988-6938 or email Rich at smugglerscoveoceangrove@yahoo.com.
June morning. The Great Auditorium. Ocean Grove, New Jersey. By Paul Goldfinger.
Blogfinger Poll: The Kirk Cameron Controversy
Posted in Blogfinger Poll, tagged Blogfinger poll, NJ, Poll about the Kirk Cameron controversy in Ocean Grove on June 11, 2012| 42 Comments »
We have had a lively debate in our comments section regarding the Kirk Cameron controversy, but the number who participated is quite small compared to our total number of readers. So now is a chance for the silent majority to weigh in.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tuesday morning: The results of this poll have been compromised by the Ocean Grove United which sent an email to 74 of its members asking them to go to this site and vote YES. This occurred just a few hours after we posted the poll. Usually our polls are populated by the usual ebb and flow of visitors to the blog—a randomly varied group of people who offer their opinions. But this attempt to promote a group of YES votes is unfortunate because it skews the result. We know of no opposite campaign that might create some balance.
Rather than take down the whole poll, you can weigh its validity for yourselves. We never have claimed that our polls are scientific, but they usually do offer some sense of our readers’ opinions. However, in my view, this poll is essentially useless. You may, however, continue to vote—for now.
NOTE JUNE 12: We have just learned that the mailing list referred to above was not , in fact, the OGU mailing list. Instead it was the personal mailing list of a Grover who was urging her/his friends to vote YES. I apologize for that error.
Paul @ Blogfinger
Postcards From Ocean Grove
Posted in Blogfinger News, Postcards From Ocean Grove, tagged NJ, Ocean Grove, Photo: End of Day #2 at south beach on March 20, 2012|
"End of Day #2" south beach. By Paul Goldfinger
Postcards From Ocean Grove
Posted in Postcards From Ocean Grove, tagged NJ, Photo: July 4 in Ocean Grove on March 2, 2012|
By Paul Goldfinger
Postcards From Ocean Grove
Posted in Postcards From Ocean Grove, tagged Arts in the park, NJ, Ocean Grove on February 24, 2012|
Founder's Park. Ocean Grove, New Jersey. 2008. Paul Goldfinger photo
INSIDE 91 COOKMAN AVENUE: It’s a Real Dump in There, But Wait Until Next Summer
Posted in Blogfinger News, By Paul Goldfinger, Charles Layton, Ocean Grove news, tagged 91 Cookman Avenue, 91 Cookman sold to Jack Green, Derelict buildings, derelict buildings in Ocean Grove, NJ, Restoring historic houses in Ocean Grove on August 17, 2011| 5 Comments »
Burned upstairs bedroom
By Charles Layton
Photos by Paul Goldfinger
For all the months we’ve been writing about the abandoned house at 91 Cookman Avenue, and for all the years neighbors have complained about it, we’d never gotten an inside look at the place.
Until now.
On Wednesday, the new owner, Jack R. Green III, and his son and associate in the building business, Jack Green IV, gave us a tour. Workmen had hauled out most of the debris – about two dumpster loads — so what we saw was a good deal neater than the place’s actual condition during the past decade.
Even so, what a dump!
At some point during the period of its deterioration a fire broke out on the second floor, and the damage is still apparent – blackened walls, doorways and ceilings.
Two Jacks on the porch at 91 Cookman Avenue
The house had been owned by a New York City woman who inherited it from her parents but lacked the means to maintain it. Jack Green IV purchased it on June 30 with the intention of renovating.
One of his architects, Carolyn Young, was there on Wednesday taking measurements with a tape. She and another architect, Cate Comerford, will prepare plans in the coming days. Green said his team will submit the plans to Neptune’s zoning department and then to the Historic Preservation Commission. If all of that goes well, he said he’d like to begin work by mid-December.
His hope is to have the place restored and ready to put on the market by summer. Green has considerable experience restoring old houses in Ocean Grove, and he does not seem intimidated by this one. “This is an easy one,” he told us.
According to the previous owner, the house dates back at least to 1891. It is considered a “key structure” in the Historic District of Ocean Grove, meaning it is listed in Neptune’s Master Plan as having special historical and architectural importance.
Green paid $182,000 for the property. He said it probably will cost him at least $300,000 to renovate, not including taxes and overhead. When it’s done, he will probably put it on the market for about $620,000, he said.
This house is one of a handful of deteriorated properties that have caused concern in Ocean Grove in recent years. Its renovation will constitute a rare victory in the struggle to save these crumbling old architectural gems.