Wandering through the bound editions of 1962 Beachcomber issues, I was surprised to find so many businesses still here, especially Realtors (a word that didn’t exist 50 years ago). HCH in Harvey Cedars started life as Canetti Real Estate in the 1950s, then became Canetti and Hill when Elsie Canetti married Joe Hill, then Hardenbergh tacked on his name and now it’s HCH Sotheby’s. Inman Realty on 17th Street in Barnegat Light is still that: Inman Realty. But no more Inmans involved.
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