Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'
A classic view never to be the same again. Nice photo!

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'
When was this? And is that casino pier in the background?

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'
freakin amazing!!!!!!!

Long Branch goes off, but thats perfection

.........how good was long branch in the 70's? One of the better east coast spots?

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'

Originally Posted by Vjay

When was this? And is that casino pier in the background?

Sometime in the mid-late 70's. That is actually the Long Branch Pier with the old Haunted Mansion.

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'

Originally Posted by eastcoastgilson

freakin amazing!!!!!!!

Long Branch goes off, but thats perfection

.........how good was long branch in the 70's? One of the better east coast spots?

Absolutely, especiallly Kiernen which is now Seven Presidents Park. We are putting up a photo of that today. The stretch of 4 jetty-breaks going North to South were: Public (now Whitewall), USO (named after an old USO Building long since torn down), Kiernen (the best overall of the four jetties --- it held the biggest swell and gave the longest ride), and Gaskins named after a fish market also long since gone: it stood where the plaza with Spellbinders, Krausers, the Windmill, etc. now stands.

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'
That picture is amazing. I love it!!

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'
pretty good snappers impression

Re: Gaskins / Long Branch, NJ / Sometime in the 70s'

Originally Posted by torocosmico

Originally Posted by eastcoastgilson

freakin amazing!!!!!!!

Long Branch goes off, but thats perfection

.........how good was long branch in the 70's? One of the better east coast spots?

Absolutely, especiallly Kiernen which is now Seven Presidents Park. We are putting up a photo of that today. The stretch of 4 jetty-breaks going North to South were: Public (now Whitewall), USO (named after an old USO Building long since torn down), Kiernen (the best overall of the four jetties --- it held the biggest swell and gave the longest ride), and Gaskins named after a fish market also long since gone: it stood where the plaza with Spellbinders, Krausers, the Windmill, etc. now stands.

that pic right there is just awesome man..i mean im only 16 and never got to see the pier in person but thats as good as it gets...after surfing there all my life and now seeing what it looked like in its prime..awesome..thanks for posting!!!