Harlan’s History – TWO VIEWS: THE PLEASURE BAY AREA BY AIR

Harlan’s History – TWO VIEWS: THE PLEASURE BAY AREA BY AIR

TWO VIEWS: THE PLEASURE BAY AREA OF STONE HARBOR, N. J. in the 1940s & 1950s

 

An aerial sepia-toned photo of Pleasure Bay in Stone Harbor, NJ, likely from the 1940s, showing waterfront homes, undeveloped green spaces, and Golden Gate, Corinthian, and Sunset Drives.

This first aerial view of the Pleasure Bay area of Stone Harbor was in all probability taken sometime during the 1940s. The three vintage automobiles, hardly discernible here, appear when enhanced to be from the time of the 1940s. Looking west with the Great Channel in the distant background, we see a portion of Pleasure Bay with numerous waterfront homes. The Golden Gate Drive is visible running north-south near the top of this photo and the Corinthian Drive as well as the Sunset Drive are seen in the lower portion of this image. One thing that is quite apparent is the amount of green space and parcels of land that have not yet undergone housing development.

A crisp, black and white aerial photo of Pleasure Bay in Stone Harbor, NJ, from the early 1950s, showing a more detailed view of waterfront properties and still significant undeveloped land.This second aerial view of pretty much the same Pleasure Bay area as shown earlier is shifted only just a bit further south than the previous photo and we know this photo was taken just a few years later in the early 1950s. Once again it is interesting to note the number of vacant or undeveloped lots along the waterfront. The quality of this second image is quite crisp and clear and enables the viewer to enjoy this scene in much greater detail. I hope you enjoy these two images from yesteryear. As a final note, both these photos reside in the Stone Harbor Museum archives section.