Postcard. Gates were opened permanently in 1980.
This sign hangs in the Historical Society museum on Pitman Ave. Blogfinger photo.
A ruling by the NJ Supreme Court in 1979 declared this and other blue laws to be unconstitutional as administered by the Camp Meeting Association. The official governance turnover to Neptune Township took place in 1980 after the US Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
As you can see, the “gates” were not actually gates. There was a chain. The police officer was an Ocean Grove policeman. Now you can even get a bus in OG on Sunday into New York City.
HARRY NILSSON:
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger. (this post is from 2014, but history is always timely, and the comments with this post are very stimulating.) If you have any comments now, please send them by email or by using the comments button below.