Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Driving around New Jersey




This is a beach at Island Beach by the State Park (which closed as I arrived).  The houses along the shore are mansions; they would put Newport to shame.  Even the "regular" houses are new construction.  I wonder if that is due to Hurricane Sandy.




I also drove part of the Coastal Heritage Trail to see some of the historical sections of the area.
The brightly colored I Saw A City Invincible mural features an array of figures from the past and present. It was designed by Cesar Viveros, and its title is also Camden's official motto.





This state is crazy with the roads and intersections .... I spent as much time trying to get where I wanted to go and having to go back and try it again as I did looking around.  I thought this sign showed my confusion.




John Dobbins' house is hard to furnish because it doesn't have corners, and it has a spiral staircase in the middle of it. Designed in 1947 to be the shape of a cookie jar, its the only house of its kind in the country.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla is a memorial to Joe Valenzano, a body builder who was nicknamed Mighty Joe.

2012 Ben Franklin Bridge and Race Street Pier.jpg  
Ben Franklin Bridge
Very cool experience.

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