The first boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ built around 1890 and ran through the
intersection of 9th and Ocean Ave. Over time, it was rebuilt closer and closer
to the ocean. Today's boardwalk (the fifth at 9th Street) was built in 1928
after a very large fire in October of 1927.
Before the 1927 fire, the boardwalk was very much developed, but sat 300 feet
east of where it is today. The pre-1928 boardwalk was built in 1905.
In the early 1920's, several theatres lined the boardwalk: The Plaza, the
Hippodrome Pier, the Uno, the (old) Strand, the
Moorlyn, Doughty's Pier, and the
Park. (Today, only the Moorlyn Theatre remains.)
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Young's Pier |
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Postmarked 1906. This pier was later expanded to become the Hippodrome |
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8th Street Beach Scene |
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Moorlyn has not been built yet. Postmarked 1904 |
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Young's Pier at 9th, Simm's Building at Moorlyn Terrace |
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Although at the time, this was not Simm's, it later became Simm's. Notice that the Moorlyn and the Music Pier haven't been built yet. Postmarked 1905. |
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Boardwalk view |
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Postmarked 1904. I believe this is the boardwalk that was finished in 1905 |
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7th street south |
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Postmarked 1907 |
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Beach view of Youngs Pier and Music Pier |
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Postmark appears to be 1907 |
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View of pavilions and Moorlyn building |
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Doughty's Pier not built yet. This is probably before 1910 |
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Doughty Pavilion Extension |
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This walkway led people to the water's edge. And it looks like it spanned a pool of water, leading to a sandbar. |
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1909 postmark |
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Another view of the walkway leading from Doughty's Pavilion at 8th Street, out to the water's edge. The Village Theatre would later occupy this spot. |
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Shore Fast Line, 1909 |
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in front of Doughty's Bath House at the end of 8th Street |
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Looking south near 8th Street |
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Doughty building (with upper balcony) is seen on the right. Doughty's Pier (Village Theatre) has not been built yet. Music Pavilion is visible in the distance. |
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1906 Music Pavilion |
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across from the Moorlyn. Young's Pier (formerly the Casino Pier) is seen in the background. |
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1907 Music Pavilion |
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across from the Moorlyn |
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Boyles Baths, from 10th street |
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Postmarked 1908. Young's Pier entrance on right with Municipal Pavilion in the distance. |
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Hippodrome Building at 9th, 1910 |
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Not the Hippodrome Pier. Doughty's Pier at 8th has not been built yet. |
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Shriver's |
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The first of 3 Shriver buildings. This one between 9th and 10th Street. This is 1909 or perhaps earlier. |
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Shriver's Ice Cream and Pavilion |
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Shriver's Ice Cream and Pavilion |
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8th Street Corner |
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The Doughty Building, soon to become the first Simms' on the boardwalk, is on the left. Doughty's Pier (Village Theatre) will be built on the right in place of the pavilion. |
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The Boardwalk 1910 |
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This is a great shot of the boardwalk front, taken from the end of Young's Pier, around 1910, or earlier. |
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