Strathmere - Vintage aerial views
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Here is a fantastic aerial view sent to us by Ken Weaver.The photo was taken from atop the old water tower and it looks like it's from the mid to late 1930s. It's of the original car bridge that use to come into town by The Deauville and the West Jersey PRR bridge too. Notice the houses that use to stand on the other side of the bay. Click image for a great large view.





Here is an aerial view of our shrinking point, taken in the 2004 season




This one was sent to us by Jay Fox, and it was taken about 5 years ago.








The next few views are from the 1950's.



 

 

Aerial view from the bay, probably from the 1950's.

 

1960's - before the storm of '62


The aerial below was taken right after the storm in 1962.
You can still see the water is high and the sand is still in the streets

 



This one shows properties marked that are available for sale
during an auction held in the early 60's, after the storm.





This is an older aerial view. You can see the West Jersey train line and the old car bridge are running into the town. The photo could have been taken between the 1930's and 1940's, before our current toll bridge was built.







These next 6 aerial views were given to the site by Dave Townsend.
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This one is dated June 1958.
It has a great view of the Coast Guard building and their docks, which were still used at that time.








A bayside view, looking north.
My guess is that it's from the mid 50's.
It is before the storm of 1962, because you can see beachfront houses still standing out on the point.






A southern kind of view of the bayfront and the trailer park. From the 1950's. You can see Mays boathouse, which stood where the Bayview Motel is now.




These are 2 scans of the same view. Taken between 1962 and 1967.
A southerly view of the point, with the Coast Guard tower out front.







This a great old view, taken before the hurricane of 1944.
You can still see the houses that use to stand beachfront before the hurricane.






Another bayview, from the 1950's.









The following 10 aerial views were given to the site by Loretta Panunto.

The first eight color photos are from 1973.

 

This photo is 1953





To the left below is a photo take right after the Storm of '62.
The other is an aerial view postcard, from the 1990's.






This aerial was given to the site by Fred Miller.
From 1951, it has a great view of the Coast Guard building and the Boathouse











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