A Calisthenics Class on the 96th Street Beach Stone Harbor, N.J. — 1930s/1940s This photograph from the Stone Harbor Museum archives shows a lively calisthenics class held right on the 96th Street beach. In the 1930s and early 1940s, group exercise on the sand was not only popular but a common attraction for visitors. Here...
The Stone Harbor Beach Patrol: Lifeguards “Everybody seems to like looking at photos of Stone Harbor’s lifeguards.” That is something I’ve certainly learned over the years writing about our town and especially about the Beach Patrol. And it is no surprise. There are plenty of reasons for their popularity. Lifeguards are highly visible on...
A Typical Day in Downtown Stone Harbor, May 1964 There’s nothing dramatic about this particular photo from the Stone Harbor Museum archives—but there’s a lot to take in if you look closely. Captured in May 1964, just before the start of the summer season, this street scene offers a fascinating glimpse into a typical day...
THREE YOUNG, HAPPY CHILDREN AT STONE HARBOR, N J., UNDATED PHOTO I will let this lovely old photograph speak for itself. Enjoy!
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.
Featured here is a late 1960s aerial view of Stone Harbor encompassing the area roughly between 100th Street to 104th Street and focusing primarily on that part of town close to and overlooking the Great Channel. This image is derived from a picture post card that was published and available for sale in the early 1970s and we know that because this particular item was postmarked and mailed on July 20, 1972.
