Hunt's Pier (Images of America) - Softcover

Ascough, Rob; Alven, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738573094 ISBN 13: 9780738573090

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2011

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Title: History of Hunt's Pier Told Through Photographs
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Date: 6/20/2011

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series is Hunt's Pier from local authors Rob Ascough and Al Alven. Ralph Grassi and Richard W. Munch helped provide the forward and introduction. The book boasts more than 200 vintage photographs and memories of days gone by.

With the completion of the Garden State Parkway and a prospering society's increased mobility in the years following World War II, the Wildwoods transitioned from a remote barrier island along the southern New Jersey coast to a vacation mecca. Featuring free bathing beaches, state-of-the-art motels, endless nightlife, and a honky-tonk boardwalk lined with entertainment options of all kinds, the resort would thrive for the better part of the next half-century.

During that golden era, Hunt's Pier became the "talk of the walk": a fun-lover's paradise of themed custom attractions that evoked the adventurous thrills of Disneyland. The "Oceanic Wonderland" helped millions of vacationers create countless memories, whether it was a child challenging the Flyer roller coaster's intimidating plunge or a child-at-heart exploring the dark caverns of the Golden Nugget and the haunted decks of the pirate ship Skua. Hunt's Pier captures the magic of the famed seaside amusement park through historical photographs, many published here for the first time.

Highlights of Hunt's Pier:
Hunt's amusement enterprises
Laying the foundation
The twilight years
Post-Hunt endeavors

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America's people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.
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Title: History of Hunt s Pier Told Through Photographs
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Date: 6/20/2011

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing s popular Images of America series is Hunt s Pier from local authors Rob Ascough and Al Alven. Ralph Grassi and Richard W. Munch helped provide the forward and introduction. The book boasts more than 200 vintage photographs and memories of days gone by.

With the completion of the Garden State Parkway and a prospering society's increased mobility in the years following World War II, the Wildwoods transitioned from a remote barrier island along the southern New Jersey coast to a vacation mecca. Featuring free bathing beaches, state-of-the-art motels, endless nightlife, and a honky-tonk boardwalk lined with entertainment options of all kinds, the resort would thrive for the better part of the next half-century.

During that golden era, Hunt's Pier became the "talk of the walk": a fun-lover's paradise of themed custom attractions that evoked the adventurous thrills of Disneyland. The "Oceanic Wonderland" helped millions of vacationers create countless memories, whether it was a child challenging the Flyer roller coaster's intimidating plunge or a child-at-heart exploring the dark caverns of the Golden Nugget and the haunted decks of the pirate ship Skua. Hunt's Pier captures the magic of the famed seaside amusement park through historical photographs, many published here for the first time.

Highlights of Hunt s Pier:
Hunt s amusement enterprises
Laying the foundation
The twilight years
Post-Hunt endeavors

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.
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With the completion of the Garden State Parkway and a prospering society's increased mobility in the years following World War II, the Wildwoods transitioned from a remote barrier island along the southern New Jersey coast to a vacation mecca. Featuring free bathing beaches, state-of-the-art motels, endless nightlife, and a honky-tonk boardwalk lined with entertainment options of all kinds, the resort would thrive for the better part of the next half-century. During that golden era, Hunt's Pier became the "talk of the walk": a fun-lover's paradise of themed custom attractions that evoked the adventurous thrills of Disneyland. The "Oceanic Wonderland" helped millions of vacationers create countless memories, whether it was a child challenging the Flyer roller coaster's intimidating plunge or a child-at-heart exploring the dark caverns of the Golden Nugget and the haunted decks of the pirate ship Skua. Hunt's Pier captures the magic of the famed seaside amusement park through historical photographs, many published here for the first time.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0738573094
• ISBN 13: 9780738573090
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 127