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Ross Pavilion at the North End. Submitted by Rich Amole.

Ross Pavilion at the North End. Submitted by Rich Amole. Click once to enlarge.

 

From Rich Amole,  staff–Blogfinger.net.  Ocean Grove, NJ, USA

 

“Ross Pavilion north beach area———lots of beachers and bathers in their attire in the early 1900’s.

“How do they work on their tans? ”

 

Editor’s Note:  There once was a pier as part of the Ross Pavilion which was a private bathing facility  built in the late 1800’s. The North End pier was destroyed in a storm in the 1930’s and never rebuilt.  The Ross Pavilion had some concessions and an auditorium and a  bandstand.  Later the North End Hotel ( 1911-1978) was built.

There was also a South End pavilion. The South End was earmarked for development, but citizens won that battle, and you can see the value of that resistance today (2025).  —-Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net

 

CARLY SIMON :       from her album  Into White.    Stephen  Foster wrote “Oh Susannah”  in 1848;   It was one of the most popular songs ever written  and it was probably played at the Ross Pavilion.

 

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Bookstore at the Ross Pavilion, North End, Boardwalk. Ocean Grove, New Jersey 1907. Submitted by Rich Amole, Blogfinger historian and reporter.

Bookstore at the Ross Pavilion, North End, Boardwalk. Ocean Grove, New Jersey 1907. Submitted by Rich Amole, Blogfinger historian and reporter. Click to enlarge.

Hi Paul:

This wonderful image at the northern end of Ocean Grove is from a post card taken at the Ross Pavilion in 1907 showing a number of ladies gathered in front of the bookstore in their Victorian Dresses.  Close inspection of the reading material shows a few shelves with hard back covers, and perhaps the shop owner, noticeable on the left side of the scene, peers out over pamphlets and other soft covered reading material with prices ranging from two indian head pennies to one Morgan Dollar and change.

In addition to a few shops there was a pavilion that would assist residents and visitors with their bathing needs and access to the beach.  There also was an open air auditorium with a bandstand for live music.

Rich

Source:  Ebay.  2014.

Back in 1907, here’s a Springsteen song , “Old Dan Tucker,” which they may have played over at  the Ross Pavilion.

 

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