One of my favorites. A photo view from theJohnson's Club looking across the park down Brighton to the ocean long beforethe Takanassee was built as show below.
Looking east, this image shows a rare view of the'Casino' at the boardwalk and Brighton Avenue as seen below. The twobuildings on the left still exist next to the ice cream shoptoday.
This is the Casino in West End located at the beachon the south side of Brighton Avenue.
This is the intersection of Cedar Avenue and GreensAvenue looking east. The card is dated May 19th, 1898 and waspostmarked August 24th, 1900.
This is looking east down Cedar Avenue from therailroad tracks. Dated August 26th, 1908.
A rare view of the trolley tracks which were locatedwhere the alley next to Foodtown is today. This view is looking southtoward Cedar Avenue. To the right you can see the new train tracks wherethey remain today. Dated October 7, 1907.
Looking west down Cedar Avenue from the railroadtracks.
This is Cedar Avenue and Hoey Avenue lookingsoutheast.
(It used to be nice with trees.)
This is a rare original photo of the Hollywood Hotellocated on the south side of Cedar Avenue just west of the railroad tracks.
Looking west on old Ocean Avenue near the boardwalkshowing the West End Cottages on the left and The Takanassee Hotel on theright.
Looking south from the Takanassee Hotel showingthe locations of the West End Cottages on the left, the Johnson Club on theright where the theater is today, and the Rothenberg Building behind whereIlvento's was.
The Johnson Club faced Ocean Avenue between WestEnd Court and Brighton Avenue. See its variations below.
The Russian Eagle in the building once called theJohnson Club.
The Rothenberg Building.
This is one of my favorites, dated 1904. This viewis from the corner of what is now a gas station. On the block to the leftyou can see the back of the Johnson Club. In the distance you can see thetop of the West End Cottages. The building to the right was the home of 'ThomasBarham Heating and Tinning' at 651 Second Avenue where the 'Second to NoneSalon' is today. In the foreground you can see where the old trolleytracks turn off Second Avenue toward Foodtown which would be behind you fromhere.
Postmarked September 3rd, 1906, thisis an older view of the intersection of Old Ocean Avenue and Brighton Avenuelooking north.
This Ocean Avenue looking north towardBrighton Avenue.
Seen here from left to right is the Rothenberg Building, the Johnson's Club, theTilford building, the Takanassee and the candy shop.
This is Takanassee Lake, dated August 23,1907.
'Hollywood' The estate of John Hoey.
This is a view of the gardens of the Hoey Estatewhich was north of Cedar Avenue.
Music credit: 'Easy Winners', ScottJoplin, Composer
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