After the 1927 fire, the boardwalk was rebuilt, including large
sections that had survived the fire. The city took advantage of
the growing beach to move the boardwalk about 300 feet seaward.
This created lots of new real estate for boardwalk shops and theatres,
while also creating parking lots where buildings had stood at the old
boardwalk. The Moorlyn, old
Strand, and Simms
Restaurant, in particular, were moved up to the new boardwalk
creating parking lots behind them.
Shops were rebuilt quickly. By the summer of 1928, the
Shriver's Taffy block was complete with new stores and old stores in
place. The Moorlyn hung back for at least a year, and the Village
(Doughty's Pier) never moved. The music pavilion was moved several
blocks north and a new Music Pier was built on the new Boardwalk.
The boardwalk built in 1928, on cement pilings, is still in use today
(of course it is re-decked from time to time).
Here are some views (postcards) showing various areas of the
boardwalk since the 1927 fire.
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New Boardwalk 1928-1929
Music Pier is under construction. Doughty's Pier is now way back and the Moorlyn still sits in its original position |
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1928 View at Moorlyn Terrace
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1929 old Strand
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1929 July
The movie at the Strand is "The Girl in the Glass Cage." Boxoffice statements show that it played there July 8, 9, 10. |
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1930
Strand and Simms |
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1936
View of new Music Pier and Boardwalk, probably taken by Al Senior from the (old) Strand marquee |
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Around 1930
The Moorlyn will be moved forward to reach the vacant frontage on the left. |
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1933
8th and Boardwalk |
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Shriver's, The Strand, and The Moorlyn
Sometime between 1929 and 1930. The Moorlyn has just been moved up to the new boardwalk. Must be July 4th or some other patriotic holiday parade. |
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1932 View of Shrivers
With an empty lot where the new Strand will be built 6 years later. |
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1930's Beachwear
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1930's rendering of Music Pier at night
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1934
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1935
Moorlyn and Music Pier. I've never seen these stairs in the corner before. |
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Before 1938
Carousel at 9th and Boardwalk will be replaced with new Strand Theatre in 1938 |
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1938
New Strand and Shriver's |
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1941 View from 8th Street
Now Playing at the Moorlyn: Bob Hope in Caught in the Draft |
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1940
View from atop the Strand marquee |
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South Seas Shop
8th and Boardwalk |
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1950's Beach Scene
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1955
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1958
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1959
Antique Car Parade. The movie playing is "Woman Obsessed" |
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1962
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1964
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1964
The movie playing is I'd Rather Be Rich, starring Sandra Dee |
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1964
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1960's
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1966
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1967
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1974
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1976
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1980's
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1984 Evening
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Seaside Baths
Owned by Helen Shriver Schilling, it was demolished in 1987 |
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Shriver's at 9th
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