The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

which makes marshes. mosquitoes and
malaria unknown.
The sea bIufF. which varies in height
from twenty i've to thirty-fve feet. IL
Z world famous. II offers the tineet marine
view In America Ia the last few years
a boardwalk. payiliOns and casinos have
been built al a cost of over $4,000. The
clty's growth Of late has been phenomenal
I IL has ~ miles Of streets. two trolley
lines. eight railroad stations and two
steamer docks. three theatres. three parks
and every city convenience. Its luNurant
lawns. hedg-s aud trees arr novelty az
; Al the southern end II Long Branch
are Hollywood and Vest End. purely
. residential communities where social
I functions form . prominent part Of the
esason's programme. most important
open air horse show at Hollywood
Elbsron. Deal Beach and Allenhurs'.
: OrcupyinR the ocean front between Long
Branch and Asbury Park. form one Of
the Wealthiest cottage sections along the
seaboArd Between the wide ocean bouls-
ward and the beach extends a line Of costly
mannions. rlvAllsd only by those on the
Rumson Neck headland further north.
The Colonial type % architecture pre-
dominates and the houses are ia The
ure@ with enctrulinR Vsrnndas and tiers
of balconies. The settlements are OF
rec~nt development and have been lad
ou, by some 81 the most skilful landscape
gardeners in the country.
Besides the seashore attractions club
life forms an important phase 1t residence
there 4 spl-ndidly kept golf course
Of eighteen holes ~ a prominent feature
Between AllenhuFst aud A-bury Para
lies Deal Lake. pictur'-~Qu" hrdN 1t
water branching out INTO three deep
inletS whose grassy banks TiS- -t"-'piy
from the water aud are Lorder'-d Nv park.si
drivewayS frng-i with cottage
ASBURY PAIN AND O'EAS GEONE
Azbury PARK - one e the most flourish
ing - the cosst resorts this side " "
lantic civ u has the convenience -
modern city including a business district
- considsTable extent and inpor1nC-
fe-stuTe ~ the placs - the cosmopolitan
character ~ the crowds that arr drawn
there every season. Here, - IN Lang
Branch or in Atlantis city, there IRE
harding houses where you nav put W
for a musierats sum while cottage near
ihss beach may bs r-nt--i at anywhere
from $50 To ~ 5D for the rsTt-nn
Acru~s the narrow strip ui Wesley
lake which extends INLAND from The
t'.Sach for almost a mile lies Ocean Grove
Although uSlng railway station and
other c1nveniencss IN common. the two
cit's-a differ widely tn cha raCter. Ocean
Grove ~ purely a reEiden1ial settlement.
IL was originally established as a camp
me"tnR ground Nv group ot h~tu'ntHE
IN Isss and Its goVernment still maintains
is old order and propueiy. Asbury
Park 10 % a more popular character
The great boardwalk Tor which the
latter place 10 celebrated extends south
ward through Ocean Grove. and the resi-
dsnts % both places enjoy many ~ 10
Amusement features an common.
To the south % Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove living between the railroad and the
beach are several small settlements con
Z - a
a few stores lining the main street and
some frame cottages scattered along the
waterfront. Groves OF pine and maple
extend down 20 the beach. bordering the
village street and surrounding each house
With q natural forest growth. A. inter
walls are shallow fresh water lakes and
ponds separating the communities OF
Bradley Beach. Avon. nelmar. Como.
Spring Lake. asa Dirt and Point Pleasant
4 miIe or 50 inland n a quiet stretch %
u low hills and traverped - winding
country roads. Two great tidal streams.
shark River and Manasguan River. ex-
tend hack into the interior. connecting
los. Lake the Shrewsbury and the Nave
sink AT the north end ~ the coast they
are well stocked With hsh.
On THK EDoE % THE PINE BEiT
Bradley Beach ~ on one of the htghes'
elevations 10 the Jersey cs,ast between
AaiIuFy PARK an0 avon. " - IA the
midst 81 an immense grove ~ pine tr'.s.s
extending down almost to high water
The beach aud bathing facilities arr
sxc.llent There are several hotels aud
a humlDeT % boarding houss'~. together
with about hfy cottages.
BelmaT with an ocean frontage 81
nearly two miles. . bounded on the nort h
and west by Shark River and on the
south nv Lake Como. The beach II
one Of the brOadest On the coasi and is
unoIuatructed by buildings with the ex-
cpption 20 two large bathing and ANUS
n1ent pavilions. The town N laid out in
aven,Ies that have = width of eighty
feet and each property holder 10 required
to placs his HOUSE at least tWenty feet
from thu. street line One 81 the chief
attractions on the beach H. the big ocean
fishing pier no feet IN length near the
mouth 81 shark River. Silver Lake
main street u n supplied by fresh water
springs and affords eKcslient boating and
sailing. Tho summer population - made
up largely % cOttaRsrs.
Avon also 10 on the edge % the pine
woods. IL lies on Sylvan Lake and the
Shark River. The beach has q large
bathing pavilion and tho surf bathing h :
unsurpAsned On the coast.
8prtn9 Lake. . fashionable cottage I
c0l1ny. contains some % The hneat summer |
homes - be found along the s~utheTn part /
81 tho cnaat iannl1ns fgunting On the |
long. narrow lake IN the centre % tbs I