Author : Rick Geffken and George Severini
Release : 2017
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 784/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore by : Rick Geffken and George Severini
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore written by Rick Geffken and George Severini. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Jersey Shore has always attracted people seeking relief from summer heat and humidity. Long before Europeans came here, the native Lenape clammed, fished, and played games on the beach and in the surf. These original people could scarcely have imagined that, by the end of the 19th century, the 120-mile-long coastline of New Jersey would be dotted with amusement parks featuring gentle kiddie car rides, terrifying roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, and fast-food emporiums. James Bradley in Asbury Park and William Sandlass Jr. in Highland Beach created mass entertainment for hundreds of thousands of people. Their seaside recreation centers, along with those in Long Branch, Bradley Beach, Pleasure Bay, and others, endured for years but are just fond and fading memories today."--Page [4] of cover.