My brother-in-law’s restaurant and the bar were closed for over a year as they cleaned up the destroyed houses, debris, and 4′ of beach sand from the roads.Ī long period of rebuilding took place, and the boardwalk was no exception. Half of my Grandmother’s house in the bordering town of Ortley Beach slid right into the Bay. Hurricane Sandy ripped through this place like no other natural disaster before, and it affected my family in ways we never thought possible. Well, that happened right here at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ. The one that fell off the end of the pier right into the waves of the Atlantic. I’m sure you’ve all seen that famous picture of the roller coaster sitting in the ocean. It’s difficult to begin without setting the landscape for what you will experience in today’s time. I know this place like the back of my hand, and its essence is quite literally a part of who I am. I have been spending my summers here from when I was a toddler in the late 70’s & 80’s all the way through to walking the boardwalk with my children. Some of it for the endless fun that can be had, some of it for being the centerpiece to the TV show Jersey Shore and even more for destruction and tragedy such as Hurricane Sandy. Situated just north of the quieter yet equally picturesque Seaside Park, The Seaside Heights boardwalk has become legendary over the years. It was identified in what must have felt like a weekend that the new borough had the potential to be one of the most successful beach towns on the entire Jersey Shore. I won’t go into the entire lineage of events that created the seaside attraction we know today, other than to say it happened rather quickly.

The borough of Seaside Heights uses the tagline “Your Home For Family Fun Since 1913” because it all began in 1913. Let’s start with a little bit of history to set the tone.

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Casino pier birthday party