Seaside Heights was like Disney to many of the shore lovers of NJ! Many of us have memories of a sunny summer day spent there with family. When you look at the devastation of a place you knew very well it really does hit home.
Many were fortunate to have no loss of life, but certainly a loss of their way of life and livelihood. Acknowledging that there are other disasters in the world where there was a greater loss of life and livelihood doesn't diminish the overwhelming sense of hopelessness when viewing the devastation in this video.
Remembering how a flood from Hurricane Ivan had taken out our beloved historical Bushkill Park of Easton, PA in 2004 and it hasn't recovered makes me wonder if the Seaside Heights we remember will recover from this loss or become somewhat of a different kind of shore destination.
Below is a video slide of Seaside Heights from our trip there in 2010 including several shots of the pier in the video before the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
Here is another blog of the damage to Ocean Grove with a video and slide: http://jardinami.blogspot.com/2012/11/ocean-grove-before-and-after-hurricane.html
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