What was...
Do you have a memory of Seaside Heights but are a little vague on some detail that you want to fill in? This is the place for these problems. It would also be great if you could fill in the blanks of details that other people were wondering about.
Here are a few "mysteries" that need solving.
Barnegat Cold Storage Building
The old large building was torn down to build Rainbow Rapids in 1977.......continued
Late 70's mid 80's Popular Bar
Many years ago (think 70s and early 80s) there was a bar on the seaside boardwalk that was THE place to be. The entrance to the bar was right on the boardwalk. It was set up like a club and usually had top-rank Jersey-based bands. Do you remember the name of the bar? I think it may have burned down. Thanks
A few folks have let us know in their comments below...The ChatterBox!
Barnegat Cold Storage Bldg and Bar on the Boardwalk
The cold storage plant was located on Central ave and Sherman avenue. This was in the 60's,I am not certain when the bldg was taken down. Central avenue was not the main drag of seaside, although it was wider than the boulevard. I remember the bldg well, I think it was the largest bldg in the town at the time.In fact I think it may have closed in the sixties, because there never seem to be too much activity around the bldg from what I remember, I was just a kid in the 60.s I left there just before turning 12 years old.Now the bar was called the Chatterbox. The entrance was right to the boardwalk.Unfortunately when I lived in Seaside, I was well under 21 so I never did get to see top entertainment there when it was a regular gig for top bands. In fact the remember seeing on the billboard one time when I was a kid that the Beau Brummels were going to be there. I am sure now that I think about it alot of the bands from the fifties most likely played there.
We used to get fresh spring
We used to get fresh spring water from a public tap near the street.
They also sold soda and beer from that building. It was near the Seaside Heights firehouse.
Barnegat cold storage building
it remained open until it was torn down for the water slide in 77. Seaside was my second home...we lived in our shore house on Webster Ave all summer right next to the Sonny's and Ricky's warehouse/garage. My brohers and I would go to the cold storage for yoo hoo, ice and bait to go crabbing.
Memories
Does anyone remember Walsh's Gulf Station? It was located on the north end of the boulevard on the east side just past Sampson avenue. It may have been actually at the corner of Heiring ave and the boulevard. I remember taking my bicycle there many times to get air in the tires.Of course we cannot forget flo's drive in with the battem out cages or Terry's sweet shop and of course MR. White.
Funland Ride in the mid 70s
Does anyone remember the ride on the pier that had a seamonster or giant squid on the front? I remember it from my early childhood but it was gone by the later 70s. If I remember correctly it was on the right hand side of the pier if you were facing east. I was too little to go on it and I thought it looked cool.
Yes, It is called the Pretty
Yes, It is called the Pretty Monster and was on Funtown U.S.A./Pier for only one year. It was originally green and then refurbished and repainted after that summer, then it was sold to Great Adventure in Jackson NJ. They have several pictures of it on their history site.
Nightclubs in the 80's and 90's
We are thinking about putting a reunion together of all the people who worked in the clubs or hung out at the clubs in Sesside hieghts. Temptaions,Chatterbox,Razzles(the origanal)XS,Bermuda Club, Hollywoods and the Bamboo and Yakety Yak lets get feedback YES/NO
Reunion
Is this the legenday Johnny D, The first person I ever knew to own a mini-van?
The Chatterbox Bar
Don't forget SAM THE BAND.
AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET "LOU
AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET "LOU CADDY AND THE PANICS"
chatterbox
I WORKED AT THE CHATTERBOX FOR 9 YEARS AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OLD FRIENDS.I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA COUNT ME IN.-----acapella53@yahoo.com
Reunion
I'm game. This post looks old but I used to bounce with the infamous Johnny D. Those were the good old days.
Bar on the Boardwalk in Seaside Hgts
I think the bar you are remembering was called "The Chatterbox"....I could be mistaken...
Seaside Bar beachcomber
The Beachcomber Bar on the pier was owned by my Uncle Tony Berardi from the 60's through the 70's. It was actually on the pier at the boardwalk.
bars on the boardwalk in Seaside Heithgs
The only bars of any significance in Seaside Heights on the boardwalk were The Parrot Club...main band was the Knockouts who had the hit Darlin' Lorraine. My father took me inside to see them I was just a kid. That night the Knockouts opened for Jackie Wilson. I can still feel his energy.
The other bar on the boardwalk that was hot was yes you are correct The Chatterbox. It was located down the middle of the boardwalk on a corner but between Seaside Hts and Seaside Park.
The other significant bar was one that had a band with blue hair...that was their stick. The bar was called The Beachcomber.
All the best...those times are gone forever...1955 I was 7 and was still going down there till about 1970 or so. Gotta love it. All the best.
C.Lallo Jr
seaside heights clubs
My friend and I used to follow a group called "The Newtones" who performed at the club on the north end of the boardwalk. I think that it was "The Parrot Club" Any one else remember "The Newtones"?
Parrot Club
My uncle Robert Catucci ,chubby guy in the Knockout's.Pierre LaSall was his stage name. I was sung to on stage as a young child.Sweet Memories.
If you really remember
If you're a true old timer, you will remember the "Parrot Club", "Beachcomber Bar" (how about Misty and the Greenmen" from the late 60"s) Walsh's became "Tex's" Gulf. (Henry). How about the giant wheel and the big slide between Sumner and Webster. Henry's arcade. "Guess your weight" at Lincoln Av. the Info booth at Dupont. Getting the Daily News on the Boards just after midnight. Watching the garbage trucks go out at midnight 7 days a week. Running thru the Mosquito Mist of Georges Dodge truck. Buying frozen bunker at the Ice House. Watching the guy in the green truck grinding ice for the food stands. I've got so much more. And I didn't even grow up in Seaside. What about the Sonic Blasters that took over the Boardwalk in the early 70's.
BARS
Remember Jack and Bills just south of Freemans, not a niteclub but a great meeting place for a cold one on a hot day.
Jack and Bills
Remember in the 60's you could always hear someone playing the Hammond B-3 when passing Jack and Bills ...
How about Humpty Dumpty
How about Humpty Dumpty restaurant on the boulevard?
humpty dumpty
omg...just was talking about this restaurant. went as a child all of the time. best speghetti and meetballs...
Two sets of Maruca's pizza.
Two sets of Maruca's pizza.
Best pizza EVER!...and they
Best pizza EVER!...and they had a 3rd location on 37 W. in the strip mall where the Pepperidge Farm outlet is (near Sovereign Bank). I wish that one still existed!
Seaside Heights 40's & 50's
My aunt lived on Hiering Ave.There were no buildings at all from her house to the beach (one block). She picked wild beach plums and made jelly. I spent many weeks every summer there. The mayor was Patrick Tunney. Does anyone remember Augie Hoffmann's bar on the main blvd. The big banner outside said"hammond organ". Many a good time there.
Hoffman House
Augie Hoffman's Hoffman House was my favorite in '49-'50. Augie always wore a white suit, and the guy on the organ knocked me out when he did renditions of Shearing's "September in the Rain." His place in Point Pleasant was a mad house, too big and noisy.
But it wasn't as bad as the Chatterbox. They'd open the doors there and the juke blew you off the boardwalk with Rosie Clooney,s "Come ona my House.
How about pancakes in the morning at Barney's of Barnagut Bay.
Movie House in 1960's
Does anyone remember the 2 movie houses in the 60's. i think one was in Seaside Heights and the other in Seaside Park?
2 movie houses
I believe they were the Colonial and the Strand
Movie houses
Indeed, there were 2 movies in Seaside Heihghts/Park.
There was a movie right across the street from the Boardwalk around Porter Avenue.
I bleieve the other one was on the Boulevard within the similar cross street area.
Movie theaters
That would be the Colonial on Stocton and the Blvd, In Seaside Park (Sneekin' in to see Kansas City Bomber a FEW TIMES) The other was the Strand on Porter and Ocean Terrace.
freedmans carosel seasidepark
looking for photos of carosel that tunney restored. was sold in 1989
picture of Illions merry go round
I sent a picture of my son on the old carousel, to this website, that I took in 1985 before it was dismantled. I have a few other pictures of the Illion carousel, if anyone is interested.
Does anyone have a picture of
Does anyone have a picture of Laughing Maggie ?? Used to be next to JoJo's French Fries with vinegar stand.
Worked There Every Summer...
Places worked in Seaside Heights/Park:
Sodls Lunch, Central Arcade, The Fore and Aft, The Sawmill, Steakmaster, and Bob's Ranch House
Wow, spent way too many summers there, but had a lot of fun as well as good, bad and very wacky memories...
penny game in Freeman's
Remember the little penny machine game you put a penny in the slot and try to get it in a number of pots on the bottom. the penny travels through a number of pegs. It was fun.
Band : Jokers Four ...
We played at all three famous Seaside Boardwalk bars .... Beachcomber,
Parrot Club and the Chatterbox. Our major competitors were "The Knockouts" a comedy skit band who brought down the house with laughter!
We played "Beachboys" songs and also "Four Seasons" songs too! We played in Greenwood Lake, Boston Mass ... Ayer, Mass ... all around north jersey (choo choo club) and central Jersey .. and of course, in the Jersey Shore .. Seaside brings back great memories! The smell of Italian hot dogs and sausage plus the lemonade stands .. I can still imagine that same smell right now .. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I couldn't find any way to post a photo of the band or I would do so!
Thanks for sharing the
Thanks for sharing the memories Gary! Sorry I don't have a way to post a photo directly with your message. If you want to email me a photo, or a few, I would love to post them to the site.
Temptations before it was Temptations
Does anyone remember what the Name of the club that was run by Jerry Rotunda was before it became Temptations?
Blue Grotto???
Blue Grotto???
Seaside HellHole?
Did any of Seaside's piers have a Rotor ride called the Hell Hole in the 1970's? I'm positive I remember it. It was by a Zipper and a Cinema 180. I know there was one in Wildwood, but I can find no info on one in Seaside. Thanks for any help.
Mike
Riding the Rotor
Yes, I remember riding The Rotor on the Casio Pier back in the early 70s. It was on the south side of the pier, almost in the corner. I think the Swiss-Bob was in the very corner spot then.
The old Rotor ride on Casino
The old Rotor ride on Casino Pier was called the Whirlpool. It was popular in the early to mid '70s. Last season was 1975. I have tons of pics of it when they dismantled it in the Fall of '75. It was on the upper deck of pier on the right along. Round-Up was next to it, Swiss Bob and Enterprise were across from it in '75. The Hell Hole was in Wildwood and Coney Island. Same manufacturer. They were made of wood from the late 1950s. Wood rot, etc. and smaller metal portable ones replaced them all. The Gravitron is now the "rotor" of choice at parks.
Rotor & Casino Pics
Thanks Troika for all the updates,the one about the Monsters Den was one I completly forgot about...What a flashback, I remember the clicking of the cars now also. I would love to see those old pictures, pls let me know how to get in touch. The whirlpool rotor was also on the lower portion of Casino Pier next to the Sky-Diver in 1970 also. Am I right???
The Chatterbox
Does anyone know of any pictures or memorabilia from the Chatterbox, circa 1965-69? My Dad worked there and I was trying to find any photos or anything that he might have been in... :)
Chatterbox Bar
I worked as a bar tender at Chatterbox in the summer of 1972. Moved to Florida in 1974. Had alot of fun working there. Long time ago, can't remember alot of names of other employees. The owner at that time was named Eddy, had two sons, Eddy Jr. was one.
Chatterbox
I worked at the Chatterbox as a waitress in '72. The owners were the Olsons, Ed ("The Chief") and his sons, Ed and Doug. Good times!
Chatterbox
I played in a band called the Sound Investment. We played at the Chatterbox in the early 70's along with a band called the Innovations (they had a great singer who did a lot of Gary Puckket & the Union Gap tunes). Just wondering if you remember.
Innovations
Singer was Rich Kelly
Rich Kelly
I remember Richie Kelly and the Innovations very well. I used to tend bar at Good Time Charlies' for Jimmy (OD) O'Donnell, and loved going to the Chatterbox to hear that band. They used to play some great Cream songs and the drummer's name I think, if my memory serves me correctly, was Greg. He was one of the best drummers I ever heard, and even till this day. I remember asking Richie one day at the bar, "So what do you think you will be doing when you turn 40?" He said to me, "Playing rock 'n roll." I have often thought about him/them, as Cream was, and still is, one of my most favorite bands, along with Blind Faith. I wonder what ever happened to him, and have wondered that for years. Does anyone know?
Good Time Charlie's....
..just loved this place. I was stationed at McGuire AFB from 1967-1969 and spent most of my free time at Seaside Heights/Good Time Charlie's Saloon. What years did you tend bar there???? They had a Band, called the "Springstreet Jug Band", gave out hats and mugs at the door. A great place for a southern boy to meet northern chicks....
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