Beach Haven

by Deborah C Whitcraft and Gretchen F. Coyle

Book Overview

Beach Haven, founded in 1874, was designed as one of the first summer seashore resorts in New Jersey for wealthy Philadelphians. Beach Haven's boardwalk extended from Seventh Street to Holyoke Avenue, one and a quarter miles long. Wool bathing costumes were the rage: women "fanny dunked" while men and children swam in the Atlantic. An 1883 Philadelphia Inquirer advertisement stated that the hotel opened for the season "with thorough sanitary arrangements."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467128724
• ISBN13: 9781467128728
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.6" x 9.2"