It’s a tale of two resorts only a few miles apart. For one, Beach Haven, it was the best of times; for the other, Sea Haven, it was the worst of times. The powerful supporters of Beach Haven had successfully watched the railroad terminate in their town in 1886, and the grand Boulevard do the same in 1914, leaving the two hotels and villages of Sea Haven to the south to be reached only by boat or on foot over 2 miles of sand dunes.
Shortly after the construction of the auto road, the southern end of Long Beach Island began to experience severe…
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