Beachwood Fall – 2009 Photo Essay II
Posted by beachwoodhistoricalalliance on November 13, 2009
Arriving today is the second part of our Beachwood Fall – 2009 Photo Essay.
Enjoy!
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Dwight Boud said
Remembering that there used to be a high dive platform at the end of that dock where the water was twelve feet deep!
beachwoodhistoricalalliance said
A jump like that today would absolutely result in a broken neck! It seems like all the sand from the beach east of the dock migrated beneath and alongside its western side, leading to the town building bulkheading along the Windy Cove shoreline to prevent further erosion some years ago.
Jack Moody said
The bulkheading has not worked and won’t work. Over the years the configuration of the beach has changed due to wind direction and noreaster storms. The shore line was 40-50 feet back from where it is today. The Public Works Dept. used to scrape back the drifting sand around the dock, load it into dump trucks and put it back where it came from, this was done with a front end loader once every 15years or so. This week the borough was replacing the washed out sand and the cycle will start again until there is no water under the dock. I was advised that the State of NJ will not allow us to do what we used to do.
Donna Kerly said
I grew up in Beachwood, as well as my parents and grandparents, AND great grandparents. My great grandfather and great grandmother built one of the first houses around 1916. One of my sons still lives in Beachwood. It is wonderful reminiscing through your photos. Brings back wonderful memories. Thank you.