To the Editor:
When my parents bought a small home in Beach Haven in 1944 in the area of Taylor Avenue, it was one of five houses between Bay Avenue and the ocean. The bayfront area at Taylor Avenue was an undeveloped salt marsh and remained that way until the Lucy Evelyn was beached at what would become Bay Village in 1949. Behind, where Shelter Harbor is today, was Strickland’s Boatyard.
Over the years from 1949 the bayfront gradually developed, the boat launching ramp was installed, and there was a very…
July 8, 2020
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