Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11

( tne hotels gradually disappear unt,t 49,.
/ give way entirely to the beeuttfut 80.
mer residences located at Chelsea s.s
,ne suburb Ventnor. Chelsea is laid o,,t
~ proad, clean streets, restricted ~
.esiuences surrounded by large plots ~
, s,ihe, while during the holiday excursIons
more than 100000 are in the surF ~, s'o,ls ~
peach or on the boardwalk.
During bad weather, when tbara a-.
leW pathers, horseback riding along he
euBe or the breakers is a favorite snort
an KINDS Of fine mounts. from the small.
est pony to the most spirited tboroneb-
ored' are pressed into service. Al al
Ilost any time groups Of men and women
play pau on the sand, while last year
peaen s'sa'-. uahelng became a popular pastine
between plunses into the surf
THE BEACH FRONT.
But the most beautiful sight we saw
was the view Of the entire beach front
from one Of the sailboats that goes aIone
the coast from the Inlet to the end OF
the island. We got on the boat in the
sheltered 'harbor and gracefully took ,he
curve into the ocean. II was not unti
tnen that we realized what big bend
the Island takes by the Atsecon light. /,
is almost 90 degrees. The lrbtbouso
which Is le' feet high, and whose power
ful light can be seen from 10 miles out a,
set, stands at the centre OF the curve 4,
lew hundred feet back from the Hoard
walk. DOaiu-
AS we proceeded down the coast we
passed Helnz's Pier, jutting out into +bo
ocean at the lower end OF the curve ,rbn9
came the new Garden Pier, with its semi.
Moorish architecture Then the batterod
steel Pier, the end Of which ia in course
OF reconstruction as result of the henv,,
ground. Rodman Wanamaker's home IL
located here. Ventnor is fully as atfracs
i've 1--WE IN audition the community has built
ssVeral puelc casinos on the Boardwalk
Slets residents and visitors find COM
Portable chairs in which to rest ana
well-kept dancing hall and piano which
they may use at any time,
Inc shore front maintains the sar,e NJ, |
peet from Nentnor to LonRport There /
are several hotels at this more secindaS |
ana private resort. The principal point |
OF interest is the Elephant Hotel. buiit
IN the shape Of an elephant, with a how
dab on top.
FOR AUToIsTs.
Two principal routes are open to tb.
automobillst. One is along the yybIto
horse turnpike, through Haddon EeIgbts
anu Egg Harbor City: the other Ia TO the
south through Gloucester, Woodbury.,
Malaga and Mays Landing. Both routes
join at Pleasantville.
For the former route. ----s-r,1,Iodo,-
rhia by the Market anSIS
ferry to Camden. Go
10 White Horse pike, NO
Berlin, Ancora and II. ,,n Her.
take Bellevue avenue GUo Egg Harhor
road which leads to Egg Harbor City.
Here one road goes to Mays Landing
and the other to Germania, Absecon and
Is 6O,4 miles ''o''
To go to Atlantic City by the other
route take Broadway from Federal
street Camden, to Gloucester, or the
ferry direct. Take the middle
'oad from the ferry straight out of the
'ity to Westville, FaIrview Glassboro,
Clayton, Franklinville. Malaga, Downs
own, Landlsville and Mays Landing,
Turn left at the hotel and proceed through
Clarkstown and Pleasantville to Atlantic
City This route is 65 miles. The trip
nay be varied by going down one way
and returning the other