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The Casino sits at the south end of Asbury Park's boardwalk. In its glory days, it held a large theatre on one side, and a carousel and other amusements on the other. Contrary to some beliefs, it was never a gambling establishment.
Menlo School students visit the Metropolitan Museum in New York City during Knight School. Photo by Lynn Andreson.
"Remembrance and Rebirth" is the Essex County September 11, 2001 Memorial at Eagle Rock Reservation. The centerpieces consist of a bronze bald eagle with a eight foot wing span perched on a tree, a book with the names of those lost from Essex County, and a girl, Gabrielle, with a teddy bear. On either side are a fireman's helmet and a police officer's hat. Off to the left is a teenage boy holding a lantern and gazing toward the skyline with the words "Remembrance and Rebirth" on the pedestal.
Dedicated on October 4,1931, St. Aedan's Church is built in the Romanesque Style. There are no pillers to obstruct the view of the Main Altar.
"Named after General Casmir Pulaski, the Polish hero who was mortally wounded at the Siege of Savannah 1779. Begun in 1829 and completed in 1847, the fort was constructed principally under Lt. J.F.K Mansfield. There Robert E. Lee saw his first service after his graduation from West Point.
Fort Pulaski was never garrisoned until its seizure by Georgia troops in 1861 to prevent occupation by Federal forces. On April 10, 1862, Federal batteries on Tybee Island commenced the bombardment of Fort Pulaski. After 30 hours of bombardment as a result of which the walls were breached and its guns disabled. Col H. Olmstead surrendered the Fort. The bombardment marked the first effective use of rifled cannon against a masonry fortification and constituted an epoch in military history.
Abandoned by 1885, Fort Pulaski became a national monument in 1924 and placed under the national park service in 1933."
(Georgia Historical Commission 1958)
Menlo School students visit New York City's Central Park during Knight School. Photo by Lynn Andreson.
Open in 1982, Epcot Center is the one of the four parks at Walt Disney World. Here you can go around the world in one day sampling the culture and food of 11 different countries; Mexico, Norway, Canada, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, France, Morocco, United Kingdom, and the U.S. It is here where you can experience the "Future World" which includes the ride "Imagination!" (a favorite of Titi Danielle and now a favorite of Vanessa) and The Seas with Nemo and Friends. The day ends with a fireworks show, "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" at 9PM.
The headquarters of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson system are located here, as well as several other Port Authority of New York and New Jersey facilities that were previously located at the World Trade Center
Designed by Herbert Ryman and opened since 1971, Cinderella's Castle is the most recognizable feature of Magic Kingdom. Ryman took inspiration from European castles, most notably Mad King Ludwig's Castle in Bavaria (18th Century), Alcázar of Segovia (12th Century), and the castle featured in Disney's Cinderella (1950). It took 18 months to complete and is 100 feet taller than Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland. On the second floor, you will find Cinderella's Royal Table, where we took Vanessa for her birthday "Breakfast with the Princesses" breakfast.
Free concerts and fireworks are just two of the many reasons why South Beach is one of Staten Island's most popular locales. There's more to do than sunbathing and swimming—though both are favorites of many South Beach visitors.
Owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 1974, Drayton Hall is the oldest un-restored plantation house in the country dating back to 1738. It's original owner John Drayton, son of the owner of Magnolia Plantation, was inspired by Georgian-Palladian architecture. It is the only plantation house out of three that survived the Civil War. The 50 minute guided tour takes no more than 30 people at a time through the bare house; no furniture, electricity, heat, or running water. The most notable feature on this tour is the Drayton generation growth chart that dates back to the construction of the house and continues to the present date.
Fort Sumter, named after South Carolina Revolutionary War patriot Thomas Sumter, was one of a series of east coast forts built by the United States after the War of 1812. Even though construction started in 1829, the fort was about ninety percent finished by the time Maj. Robert Anderson and his men moved in at Christmas 1860. The fort was constructed with four sides, 170 to 190 feet long that could hold three tiers of guns, and five-foot-thick brink walls. It was designed to house 135 guns and 650 men. Four months before confederate bombardment, the fort housed 15 mounted guns and 85 men. After defending the fort for 34 hours, Maj. Anderson and his men left for New York and the American flag that flew over the fort was replaced by the flag of the Palmetto Guard.
This small vest pocket park in midtown Manhattan was a gift from William Paley, former Chairman of CBS. It stands on the side of the once world famous Stork Club. This was the most important nightclub in New York City.
On line for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. This replication of the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride in Disneyland was open in 1973. It now features Johnny Depp's character "Captain Jack Sparrow" in some parts of the ride.
Jenkinson's Boardwalk Amusement Park has larger rides for teenagers such as this Swing Ride as well as the Himalaya, and Moby Dick.
As a small boy we often would take a walk on the Asbury Park Boardwalk on a summer evening. I always enjoyed seeing all the state flags lining the boardwalk in the order they entered the union.
I remember my first summer at the Jersey Shore in 1946. It was spent in a cottage here at Seaside Park. My dad had just gotten out of the Navy and my Grandfather rented the cottage. With 10 children 24 grand children, and 20 great-grand children my grandfather had the entire family spend sometime that summer at the shore. We really enjoy the beach and the family that summer.
This chapel honors Our Lady of Guadalupe as Queen of the Americas and features figures and landmarks representing the entire American continent. On the left is Juan Diego, Bishop Zummaraga, St. Rose of Lima, a South American family, a Mayan couple from Guatemala, St. Mariana of Ecuador, a Peruvian man, a Bolivian woman, St. Martin de Porres, a workman and two gauchos with a background of South American jungle and the Andes Mountains. To the right are a Mayan woman of Yucatan, a Spanish-American couple, a matador, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, an African American, an Asian American, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a Canadian woodsman, St. Isaac Jogues, and an Eskimo against a backdrop of the Basilica of Guadalupe, the Grand Canyon and the Canadian Rockies.