Photo: 1881 Fishing Pier in Ocean Grove. Submitted by Rich Amole, BF staff.
By Rich Amole— Blogfinger historian and reporter
The photo above shows the original pier built off Embury ave. in 1881.
Back then the sewer line went out to the shoreline and the pier was built to protect it. Next thing you know someone wants to fish out on it so a charge of 5 cents is collected. Strippers were far and few between and it turned out to be a bad year for fishing as they made only $650 in the July to September season. Of course those folks just wishing to take a stroll down the pier had a nice unobstructed view of the Atlantic and there is something to be said about this simple pleasure.
Editor’s note: Rich, you can be darned sure that “strippers were far and few between” in the 1881 religious community of Ocean Grove. But stripers are another story—— a fine kettle of fish. —-PG
ps. What’s going on?—just today we had “pubic pier” sent to BF and corrected by our man in Havana I.M. Radar.
PHIL OCHS: