Jones Beach (Jones Beach State Park, NY, early 1950s)

At the same time that my family was driving across the Bronx to go to Orchard Beach, Elizabeth and her family were driving across Long Island to go to Jones Beach, another Robert Moses megaproject.

After we met, Elizabeth and I started going to the beach via subway a lot (first Brighton, then Rockaway). When we got a car, it was off to Jones Beach. We'd wake up really early, and try to get a coveted spot in parking field 9, with its very private beach (closed for the past 20 years due to beach erosion). With all that beachgoing in our backgrounds, I guess it's not surprising that we now live in a beach resort.

I've already included a picture of Elizabeth, Paul and their father at Jones Beach. Here are more pictures of Elizabeth and her family at Jones Beach.


This one shows the art deco buildings along the boardwalk. It looks about the same today, including that odd rectangular structure in front of it, and with the addition of some ugly blue awnings.




Wait a minute! What's this doing here. It's 36 years later.