Ventnor City in Atlantic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Fishing Pier Then & Now
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
1. The Fishing Pier Then & Now Marker
Inscription.
The Fishing Pier Then and Now. . Erection of the first boardwalk began in 1905 and was completed in 1910. The Ventnor Fishing Pier was completed in the late 1920s and was originally free admission. Soon after overcrowding forced authorities to make admission by membership card only. A Spanish-styled auditorium was centered between Cambridge and Cornwall Avenue s on the boardwalk with two smaller buildings on either side. One was a sunroom and the other was used as the Ventnor branch public library until its first destruction by fire in 1940, and then by storm in 1962.
Erection of the first boardwalk began in 1905 and was completed in 1910. The Ventnor Fishing Pier was completed in the late 1920s and was originally free admission. Soon after overcrowding forced authorities to make admission by membership card only. A Spanish-styled auditorium was centered between Cambridge and Cornwall Avenue s on the boardwalk with two smaller buildings on either side. One was a sunroom and the other was used as the Ventnor branch public library until its first destruction by fire in 1940, and then by storm in 1962.
Location. 39° 20.173′ N, 74° 28.747′ W. Marker is in Ventnor City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. It is at the intersection of Boardwalk and South Sacramento Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Boardwalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 S Sacramento Ave, Ventnor City NJ 08406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 24, 2020
2. The Fishing Pier Then & Now Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
