Aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey, made during a period during the 1970's or 1980's. The Seaside Heights boardwalk was completed in 1921 but was later extended in 1932 to include the Casino Pier.
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Aerial view of Seaside Park, New Jersey, made during a period during the 1970's or 1980's. The Seaside Heights boardwalk was completed in 1921 but was later extended in 1932 to include the Casino Pier.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs performs during a taping for the opening of "MTV Beach House" in Seaside Heights in 2002.
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Sean "P. Diddy" Combs performs during a taping for the opening of "MTV Beach House" in Seaside Heights in 2002.
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Luring in a crowd, performer Danielle De Meux blows a ball of fire outside the Bros. Grim side show tent on July 26, 2003, on the Seaside Heights boardwalk.
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Luring in a crowd, performer Danielle De Meux blows a ball of fire outside the Bros. Grim side show tent on July 26, 2003, on the Seaside Heights boardwalk.
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A view of the beach at the Association of Volleyball Professionals Seaside Heights Open on July 7, 2007, at Seaside Heights Beach.
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A view of the beach at the Association of Volleyball Professionals Seaside Heights Open on July 7, 2007, at Seaside Heights Beach.
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A helicopter view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast as President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie view the damage in Seaside Heights on October 31, 2012. Casino Pier suffered significant damage during Superstorm Sandy, losing more than 200 feet of its northernmost section. Several rides were lost to the Atlantic Ocean.
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A helicopter view of storm damage over the Atlantic Coast as President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie view the damage in Seaside Heights on October 31, 2012. Casino Pier suffered significant damage during Superstorm Sandy, losing more than 200 feet of its northernmost section. Several rides were lost to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Workers constructed a new boardwalk to replace the one that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in preparation for Memorial Day weekend.
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Workers constructed a new boardwalk to replace the one that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in preparation for Memorial Day weekend.
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Prince Harry and Gov. Chris Christie viewed damage to homes and the pier during a tour of the area.
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Prince Harry and Gov. Chris Christie viewed damage to homes and the pier during a tour of the area.
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A woman carries a stuffed monkey on her back on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights the first weekend Jersey Shore beaches reopened on May 27.
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A woman carries a stuffed monkey on her back on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights the first weekend Jersey Shore beaches reopened on May 27.
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Bathers play in the surf in Seaside Park in 2012. New Jersey focused on cooperation among regional tourism leaders to promote the shore as it recovered from Superstorm Sandy. In the background is the Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights.
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Bathers play in the surf in Seaside Park in 2012. New Jersey focused on cooperation among regional tourism leaders to promote the shore as it recovered from Superstorm Sandy. In the background is the Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights.
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On Thursday, September 12, flames raged for over nine hours on Seaside Park's boardwalk. As many as 50 businesses were destroyed along four blocks of the Seaside Heights and Seaside Park boardwalk.
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On Thursday, September 12, flames raged for over nine hours on Seaside Park's boardwalk. As many as 50 businesses were destroyed along four blocks of the Seaside Heights and Seaside Park boardwalk.
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