The 2nd is I hit another hole in one just this spring, which was during a tournament. The stands and all the rides would close down in the end of October and reopen again in the spring. Others, however, view the borough's plan to give more than an acre of sand to the pier owners in [] properties in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights, New Jersey. "It's the economic engine that brings people to the southern end of the boardwalk," Leone said. They are really doing a great job of taking over I dont think I could have ever imagined what they have done with the small video game lobby that I left them with. [101], Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Central Regional School District, which also serves students from the municipalities of Berkeley Township, Island Heights, Ocean Gate and Seaside Park. Barbara Jo Crea (R, 2024, Little Egg Harbor Township)[76] Located along a beautiful sandy beach in a friendly beach town . the building was 80-100 years old. The boardwalk before the storm was anchored by Casino Pier on the north end, and Funtown to the south. When the pier opened, people came back here again.. After those 3 extremely hot days on the roof we had to throw out our shoes. During the summer months in Seaside Heights, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values 95F ( 35C). The racial makeup of the borough was 89.95% White, 4.03% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 1.17% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. I was ready to retire and spend some time travelling, and spending time with my five grandchildren. Since Sandy, business owners at the southern end of Seaside Heights' boardwalk have complained about a lack of foot traffic. Giving away a portion of it is a crime.. I had to build the 16 by 40 stand in February, March, April, and May of 1953. Contact: Linda Chatten. There is an alternative to this. To our guests under 21 please call for more information 1-888-976-9277. Forster got to work creating and collecting shirts, buttons, yard signs, bumper stickers, flags and vehicle accessories. Steve does a superb job of running the arcade and has made many enhancements to update it to keep ahead of the times. [3] The carousel was originally scheduled to reopen in its new location by 2021. [106][107][108] The high school district's board of education is comprised of nine members, who are directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. The only tourism facilities on the Barnegat Peninsula were a few boarding houses and sportmens hotels that were scattered about the local area. She said, why dont you come down to my store and try it out for a few days,' Forster said. [122] After New York City officials nixed MTV's plans to hold a "Snooki Drop" at its studios in Times Square alongside the square's own ball drop, the event was moved to Seaside Heights. They started putting up pictures of the store and I found out there was a lot of support, and things have been going pretty well, Forster said. ", Jean Mikle: 732-643-4050, jmikle@gannettnj.com, For more than 18 months, Major and his lawyer, Stephan R.Leone, have been negotiating with borough officials about a proposal to rebuild the pier with six to 10 towering rides, Feds deny request for more Sandy grant funds. He said the master plan revision has split the area where the pier stood into two separate zones. Forster, who operates concession businesses on the Seaside Heights boardwalk, didnt vote for Trump (or his former opponent Hillary Clinton) in the 2016 election, but a move to the Jersey Shore and entrepreneurial ventures on the boardwalk produced a connection between him and the president, and he put his experience at the beach to work in downtown Toms River. I built a beautiful brand new concrete building to house an air conditioned/ heated arcade. "I. "In the big picture, it hurts," Vaz said. [50][51], As of 2022[update], the Mayor of Seaside Heights is Republican Anthony E. "Tony" Vaz, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. The population density was 5,162.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,993.1/km2). [85][86][87], As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 1,374 registered voters in Seaside Heights, of which 186 (13.5%) were registered as Democrats, 420 (30.6%) were registered as Republicans and 768 (55.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. We play 4-5 times a week and love every minute of it there are two highlights to my golf career so far 1 I hit a hole in one right here in Toms River back in 1997. Repairs to the boardwalk were completed on June 21, 2013, with New Jersey's First Lady, Mary Pat Christie, hammering the nail into the final board of the project.[33]. Sadness? I leased the space from Stanley Tunney who at the time was the mayor. Rent = $5,500.00. The boroughs business community largely agreed, endorsing the plan during the hearing, though some residents balked at the idea of giving up publicly owned beachfront to a private company even for the chance to save the carousel, which was to be sold by the Storino family. History In the spring of 1953 I opened my first amusement stand on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. County Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2025, Barnegat Light),[81][82] Boardwalk, Rides, Shopping & Restaurants. The owners of Casino Pier in Seaside Heights will potentially dedicate as much as $40 million to a build a pier extension and new rides in what some hail as a reinvigoration of the famous boardwalk. The Sky Ride cable car attraction would be moved northward from its current position. He has 60 days to eradicate the mess, which will leave him and the other boardwalk owners the perfect redevelopment landscape: About 1,000-feet of empty beachfront, a canvas of clean sand. He replaced the gasoline powered carousel with an electric model. [43][44], Seaside Heights hosted the Association of Volleyball Professionals volleyball tournament for two years during the summers of 2006 and 2007 with participants competing for a $200,000 purse.[47]. [93], In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 79.1% of the vote (253 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 19.1% (61 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (6 votes), among the 327 ballots cast by the borough's 1,169 registered voters (7 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.0%. The median age was 36.2 years. The front 120 of this property I laced with 7 stands. Great dive bar in Seaside Heights with great beer specials, pool tables and more. The hearing provided some of the first detailed glimpses into what the expanded pier and boardwalk museum might look like, including an artists rendering of the latter. For more than 18 months, Major and his lawyer, Stephan R.Leone, have been negotiating with borough officials about a proposal to rebuild the pier with six to 10 towering rides. [23] The borough was named for its location on the Atlantic Ocean. On September 12, 2013, a ten-alarm fire swept from the Funtown Pier northward. Males had a median income of $46,005 (+/ $18,386) versus $18,928 (+/ $13,004) for females. The Seaside Heights Business Improvement District is an outrageously fun, diverse and walkable community of entertainment and business professionals offering . The unique shop, on Water Street in Toms River, is hard to miss with its flags waving, signs posted along the sidewalk and tee-shirts fluttering in the breeze. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), "Shore residents express anger with MTV's, "Snooki's New Year's Eve Ball to Drop in New Jersey", "'Jersey Shore' Season 5 Wraps Up Filming", "Seaside Heights cashing in on 'Jersey Shore'", "MTV'S 'Shore Thing' Back In Seaside Heights", Wow! The previous lease had retired so I signed a 20 year lease in the spring of 1975. Also on the premise is the Aztec Bar featuring Live entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Monday Nights in season. This Beautiful New Home is move-in ready. For every 100 females, the population had 112.3 males. In 1956, I along with all the other stands in seaside, had a bad year. "Its amazing how people get behind this town," he said. The pier itself also featured several games. Seaside Heights Administrator Christopher Vaz said that if Funtown is not rebuilt, it will hurt his borough's ongoing efforts to fully recover from superstorm Sandy. In two days, hes taken down eight of the 50 destroyed boardwalk structures, and will begin construction on temporary access roads through the wreckage so the 30 pieces of heavy machinery he has on site can get around easier. The Seaside Heights boardwalk looking towards the Casino Pier Known as the "Classic American Boardwalk," The 1-mile (1.6 km) long promenade is full of game stands, pizzerias, souvenir shops, beach gear stores, arcades and ice cream parlors drawing families, teenagers and adults alike. [36][37][38], The 2010 United States census counted 2,887 people, 1,376 households, and 586 families in the borough. Theres no place like it the Jersey people have this way about them, the way they talk. (Photo: Daniel Nee). Contact. The show's third season was also filmed in Seaside Heights, during July, August, and September 2010. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Mark Di Ionno | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Then my father and I poured 35 gallons a gooey, sticky, black tar. The Boardwalk features more than 40 rides and attractions including two National Historic Landmarks: the world-famous 1924 Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster and the beautiful 1911 Looff Carousel, plus many scream-inducing thrill rides, gentle kiddie rides, casual restaurants, gift shops, games, indoor arcades, and miniature golf. Tom is always on the prowl for new ideas and innovations that help him stay 20 years ahead of everyone else. But the beach buggies proved very expensiveto maintain, Leone said. The carousel would be housed in a boardwalk museum which would be built on the donated land, which is currently used as a parking lot situated between Carteret and Sampson avenues. [61], Mayor Hershey had been in politics in Seaside Heights uninterrupted for over 35 years and had been first elected as Mayor in 1992. Central Regional High School[105] with 1,568 students in grades 912. Gilmore said the bathrooms will be open to the public, signage will be installed to direct people to the location of the facilities and an attendant would be hired to ensure they are clean. I thought we were heading toward nuclear war with North Korea, and he met with Kim Jong-un and tried to make peace. [24], As a resort community, the beach, an amusement-oriented boardwalk, and numerous clubs and bars, make it a popular destination. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.70% of the population. That was the message from New Jersey Gov. Seaside Heights is a borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Map; Getting Here; Beach Cam; Parking; ADA; FAQ. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, "So, Just Who Goes Where When Going to the Shore? The community is also known as the location of the hit MTV show Jersey Shore, with the director of the borough's business improvement district saying in 2010 that "we can't even calculate the economic benefit" to Seaside Heights from the continued presence of the show. [102] Schools in the district (with 202021 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[103]) are The summer of 2020 unofficially ended in Seaside Heights, N.J. with much bigger crowds on the boardwalk than when the season began. As a public utility companyJCP&L owns or manages all electric, al transmission lines providing service to the boardwalk properties. [121], Seaside Heights was the setting for MTV's reality TV series Jersey Shore. We are forever thankful of the continuous support we receive in the aftermath of Sandy and the devastating fire one year later. [1][2], Seaside Heights borders the Ocean County municipalities of Berkeley Township, Seaside Park and Toms River Township. [60], In the November 2011 general election, William Akers was elected to a four-year term as mayor and incumbent councilmembers Agnes Polhemus and Anthony E. Vaz were elected to three-year terms on the borough council. [124], Prior to Jersey Shore, the town was also the setting of MTV's True Life: I Have A Summer Share, which was filmed in Seaside Heights, as was MTV's True Life: I'm a Jersey Shore Girl from 2004, which was one of the network's first stories of guidettes looking for the perfect guido. Boardwalk; Around Town; Island Beach State Park; Information. Earle passed away in 1966, now I deal with his daughter Charlene. In 2006, Major had proposed eliminating the amusement rides to build 90 condominiums on the pier site. The town council did not make its first commitment to build a boardwalk until 1916. About. The Freemans carousel that turned on the boardwalk from 1917 until the 1955 fire. Yesterday, as Major men were taking blowtorches to the burned iron girders to make them bite-sized for excavator jaws that were dumping the pieces into containers, Seaside Heights public works crew were taking chainsaw to the two sections of town-owned boardwalk that were sacrificed as fire trenches. But its story is one of happenstance and an unlikely kindling of an interest in the world of politics. Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2023, Beachwood). In 1915 the Senate Amusement Company of Philadelphia constructed the first "boardwalk-like" attraction in Seaside Heights - the Dupont Avenue Carousel. Star Jet was an E&F Miler Industries sit-down roller coaster located at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA. [1] Park management rebuilt the pier's lower deck, and a shortened version of the pier reopened with limited rides in 2013. The cinder block and concrete walls of the boardwalk pizza joints and arcades were broken and blackened, a bombing by flames. Improve this listing All photos (189) Top ways to experience nearby attractions Niagara Falls in One Day from New York City 102 Bus Tours from $253.00 Multiple patios - off bedrooms and living areas. My first stand was filled with dolls and other stuffed animals. Most of the staff had masks, but not all of them were actually wearing it (chefs and cashier). "It's been really kind of like a very quiet season initially," said Kathleen Pansini who owns a . [88][89], In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 51.8% of the vote (231 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.0% (205 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (10 votes), among the 466 ballots cast by the borough's 1,517 registered voters (20 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 30.7%. "Under these present circumstances, the pier will not be rebuilt," Leone said. I didnt vote for Trump or Hillary the first time. We are always taken aback at how many generations of families we have been a part of. Some are games of chance, such as spinning wheels, but more often, the games involved a rudimentary amount of skill, such as a ring toss, basketball shoot, and Ladder Climb. Sometime in the future, some that machinery will be back, this time to rebuild. He said it underlines the importance of the recent state approval of a beach-swap proposal that will allow Casino Pier to rebuild and add larger rides on a section of Seaside Heights' beach. Make the Aztec part of your Summer of 2023 MUSTS! A pier has stood on the Funtown site for nearly 90 years. We thank you and hope to serve you for 60 more years !! When I opened up Lucky Leos for the first time it was filled with nothing other than video and pinball machines. Editors Note: The store is located at 294 W Water Street, Toms River, just west of the U.S. Post Office. It's dark and it's not inviting,"Carbone said earlier this year, speakingof the south end of the Seaside Heights boardwalk since the fire. All rooms include free WiFi, a 32" flat-screen cable TV, microwave, and refrigerator. The arcade features numerous arcade games, including claw and pusher redemption games, many popular video games, as well as classic arcade offerings such as Skee-Ball, pinball, and video poker. This is nothing new for Major. At that point one of the local stand operators suggested that we should let the customers spin the wheel as this would be considered as a game of skill, not gambling. speakingof the south end of the Seaside Heights boardwalk since the fire. Wide sandy beaches, a lively boardwalk, and an energetic nightlife are all here - and within a few hours drive of NYC and Philadelphia. He said Major will consider what else can be done with the property, but noted that a boardwalk without Funtown will continue to suffer economically. Vaz noted that the first ride on the boardwalk was a carousel at Dupont Avenue, which began operating before 1920. "I think it's a short-sighted view. The partners reached for this column declined to comment and asked not to be identified because they didnt want to speak for the group. Property: Furnished House. My 2 sons Steve and Tom took over the business. Everyone stays apart well. [78][79][80] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are We agree the beach is the reason people come to Seaside Heights, but your beach is going to be there and its going to be just as big or bigger than it is now, Akers said. Through the years the years the business has changed very drastically. According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Seaside Heights, New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20). Forster began selling shirts and other Trump-themed novelties with his girlfriend in his free time. They have been doing an excellent job with ever improving the arcade and games that surround it. A proposed museum that will house a historic carousel on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. The carousel and building were then sold to Frank Freeman. [48][126], In 1985, New Jersey rock band Bon Jovi filmed most of their music video for the song "In and Out of Love" in Seaside Heights, mainly on the boardwalk. The per capita income for the borough was $19,865 (+/ $4,981). She says "I enclosed a photo of my favorite carousel, the OLD one on the Funtown Pier, which had beautiful artwork of ocean scenes above, and the horses had real horsehair tails. A boardwalk staple will be here for years to come. Ocean County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are elected on an at-large basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. Casino Pier and Funtown Pier (partially located within both Seaside Heights and neighboring Seaside Park) are amusement parks, each situated on a pier extending approximately 300 feet (100 m) into the Atlantic Ocean. You're returning to the boardwalk and the purity of. Major would not elaborate on discussions hes already had, only to say he wants to keep the boardwalk theme and has an experienced amusement park architect in Florida drawing up a master plan. 1953 was a very good year for me. A protective dune that is planned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be built underneath the pier itself and be anchored by the piers superstructure. Elementary School. [5], Casino Pier as seen from the south prior to, "Seaside Heights' Casino Pier announces more new rides ahead of opening weekend", "Seaside Heights carousel will be moved, $1.5M sought from NJ for new home", "Agency providing $750,000 grant for 109-year-old carousel", "Beloved Jersey Shore carousel won't be ready to ride until fall 2022", http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/pimages/Casino_Pier/2010_Park_Map/IMG_0002.jpg, https://casinopiernj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CP-Map-2017-1024x712.jpg, "Demolition Begins on N.J. Coaster Wrecked by Sandy", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casino_Pier&oldid=1105831235, Car Combo Classic car-and-truck-themed carousel, Dizzy Dragons Dragon-themed tea-cups attraction, Hot Tamales Mexican-themed kiddie roller coaster, Jump Around Dune buggy themed carousel ride manufactured by, Motorcycles Classic motorcycle-themed carousel, Speedway Children's version of the classic whip ride themed to, Mermaid Parade Mermaid themed "North Pole" kiddie log flume ride manufactured by, Elephant Express - Classic elephant themed ride manufactured by, Bumper Cars Classic bumper cars attraction featuring music and special-effect lighting, Crazy Cabs a flat ride that modernizes the tea cup ride, where you are spinning in multiple directions on a platform, Disk'O A circular platform ride with outward-facing seating that spins riders as the platform moves back and forth along a half-pipe track, Go-Karts Single and double passenger go-kart vehicles that travel up to 14mph (23km/h), Moby Dick Horizontal platform ride that elevates and descends quickly as it rotates vertically, Musik Express Caterpillar ride that features pop music, lighting, and sound effects, Pirates Hideaway Pirate-themed roller coaster (many people call it a junior coaster, but it's more family-built), Pirate's Island Pirate-themed maze with ropes, bridges, and a slide, Super Slide A classic slide that riders use rugs to slide on, Surf Shack Surfer-themed funhouse obstacle course, Tilt-A-Whirl Classic Tilt-A-Whirl platform ride, Wave Swinger A tilting swing ride that swings riders in a circle as they elevate and descend, Xolo Loca-A family spinning roller coater manufactured by, Centrifuge an indoor scrambler with lights and interior effects adding to the experience, Shore Shot Drop tower ride that shoots riders 125 feet (38 m) into the air at 45mph (72km/h) producing both positive and negative g-force, Skycoaster Swing-style ride that drops riders from 109 feet (33 m) reaching speeds up to 80mph (130km/h), Skyscraper A Gravity Works, Inc. Windmill-type attraction that rapidly spins riders 170 feet (52 m) into the air at speeds up to 70mph (110km/h), Super Storm Pendulum type of ride that makes a 360-degree revolution, Air Race Airplane-themed attraction in which riders experience up to 3 G's during loops and dives that reach heights of 25 feet (7.6 m), Log Flume destroyed after falling into the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Centrifuge - the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm, Stillwalk Manor destroyed after falling into the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Musik Express the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm, Tilt a Whirl the original one got destroyed, and Casino Pier added a brand new one after the storm, This page was last edited on 22 August 2022, at 00:56. About This Property. In 1986 this great operation I had started only a short 34 years prior was coming to an end. A lawsuit has been filed by boardwalk business owner in an attempt to block that proposal, which also gives Seaside Heights possession of the historic carousel now housed at Casino Pier. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 3.03. There were 3,003 housing units at an average density of 4,850.2 per square mile (1,872.7/km2). In what became known as Freeman's Fire, a total of 85 buildings were destroyed with an estimated $4 million in damage. The two sides of the debate were discussed at a hearing Wednesday night in Seaside Heights, a requirement by the state Department of Environmental Protection because the land on which the proposed pier extension would be built is included in an open space inventory filed by borough officials. Bon Jovi Music Video Filmed Entirely In Seaside Heights, New Jersey Back In 1985, "Soap opera "One Life To Live" to be filmed on boardwalk", "Impact: Anderson, Angle return as TNA heads to Final Resolution", School Performance Report for Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Seaside Heights is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. There were no voters registered to other parties. I started getting all these phone calls it went from one call a day to 27 in an hour, he said. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. [112], Route 35 and Route 37 both pass through Seaside Heights, intersecting at the Pelican Island approach to the Thomas A. Mathis and J. Stanley Tunney Bridges. I was the sixth grade teacher. "[25] The beach season runs from March to October, with the peak months being July and August, when the summer population explodes to 30,000 to 65,000. Labor Day weekend brought the closest thing to normalcy the Jersey Shore town in Ocean County has seen all year. Before Hurricane Sandy, there were 38 rides on the pier, ranging from family rides to roller coasters; other attractions include a rooftop miniature golf course, a chairlift that runs the length of the Seaside Height's boardwalk north of Casino Pier, a figure 8 Go-Kart track, and numerous concession stands which serve typical boardwalk fare (pizza, cheese steaks, sausage sandwiches, ice cream, funnel cake, and lemonade). Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2023, Toms River). [97][98] As of the 202021 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 222 students and 24.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 9.1:1. [109] Seaside Heights is allocated one of the board's nine seats. [62], Seaside Heights Borough Attorney George R. Gilmore is grandson of the late Seaside Heights Mayor J. Stanley Tunney and is the Ocean County Republican Chairman. The fire was driven by winds estimated at 50 miles per hour (80km/h), blowing the fire south and engulfing the entire pier. [96], The Seaside Heights School District is a public school district for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Hugh J. Boyd Jr. Seaside Heights Councilman Mike Carbone, who owns the Beachcomber Bar & Grill at Dupont Avenue, said since Sandy in October 2012, and the September 2013 boardwalk fire, the southern end of Seaside Heights' boardwalk has been a lonely place. This year, the beach area is being operated as a beach club, he said. Route 35 runs up the coast to Point Pleasant and points north and south to Seaside Park and Island Beach State Park. Along with their VIP programs and all the other incentives that they offer for repeat customers they are able to draw in that just perfect crowd they always seem to have going in there. The racial makeup was 80.74% (2,331) White, 6.69% (193) Black or African American, 0.59% (17) Native American, 1.52% (44) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 6.96% (201) from other races, and 3.50% (101) from two or more races. The board is expected to hear the matter at its Oct. 27 meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers above the boroughs firehouse. Its awesome to be a part of it.. Breakwater Beach, the waterpark at Casino Pier, is a wonderful place for kids and adults alike to spend a day taking in the sun and all of the popular attractions our park has to offer. The tears gathering in his eyes may have been from sadness, or fatigue, or uncertainty. We must say boardwalk-like because at the time the boardwalk was just a dream and not a reality. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. The bathrooms were to be used for general boardwalk visitors and the large crowds that would be frequenting the wide array of restaurants based in numerous kiosks built atop the boardwalk. So as the name says Lucky Leo got lucky again, the hole had a special prize for anyone who hit a hole in one on it that day. I took the photo in 1985 and the boy on the horse on the right facing my camera is my son Jeff Clifford. Our property values have tanked, said Andre Tulley. When you cross the Mathis bridge and the sun reflects on the bay below, your spirit rises. Last year, Major operated beach buggy rides on the beach where Funtown stood. [70][71], For the 20222023 session, the 10th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James W. Holzapfel (R, Toms River) and in the General Assembly by John Catalano (R, Brick Township) and Gregory P. McGuckin (R, Toms River).[72]. Seaside Heights boardwalk looking toward Funtown Pier in 2008 In 1915, Senate Amusement Company of Philadelphia planned to build an ocean-side attraction in Seaside Heights within feet of the border to Seaside Park.