MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
Next summer in 2021 — the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) will be 100 years old. Time for lots of sun and fun … past and future.
I’ve loved the shore ever since my first job there as a beach boy in the Summer of 1974. I’m drawn to its imagery, then and now. The MBBP is no exception. Have a look at the photo collection as it stands, and if you know of any other images to share please reach out, HERE. Plus, here’s the MBBP history.
Sketch proposal for new MBBP, 1962. The old MBBP was wreck in the “Ash Wednesday Storm” in March 1962. Construction of a new pavilion cost $25,000. Albert Benoist was the architect.
MBBP beach, 1970s.
MBBP, 1940s.
MBBP prep for Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP parking lot, 1930s.
MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP, 2018.
MBBP in the winter, 2010s.
MBBP repairs after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
Old MBBP, 1950s.
MBBP damage after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP repairs after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP reopening after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
Aerial photo of MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MB First Aiders Paul Kleiberg and Lou Ferrugiaro watch Clara Panter during the squad’s “Turkey Shoot” at the MBBP, 1970s.
MBBP on Ocean Avenue, 1930s
MBBP Bathing Belles: From left: Leona Woolley McConville, May Peterson Mass, Betty Talmadge Kahle, Pat Ryan Zweig, Helen Schumacher Butts, Marian Ryan Tuttle, Rosa McDaniel Green, Irene Saller West and Betty Smith, 1943.
MBBP Bathing Belles: From left: Elena Gallello, Gloria Damiani, Ann Strumolo, Yola Shalhoub, Josie Baldanza, May Lark and Grace Renna, 1965
MBBP after “Ash Wednesday Storm,” 1962.
MBBP art show, 1970s.
MBBP repairs/upgrades after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP damage after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP damage after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP aerial image, 1977.
MBBP snack bar, 2020.
MBBP early fall, 2020.
MBBP Dune Grass, 2020.
Sunrise at MBBP, 2017.
Looking north from MBBP, 2013.
MBBP ticket kiosk, 2013.
Map of MBBP area, Wolverton Atlas 1889.
MBBP post storm, 1962.
Storm waves and tides erosion at the MBBP, 2020.
MBBP patrons flee storm weather, 2020.
MBBP, Summer 2020 (Julee Bottcher Photo).
MBBP, 1978.
MBBP, 1930s.
Bill Heath, longest-serving MBBP manager, 1970s.
MBBP, 2016.
MBBP, 2006.
Storm damage to the MBBP, 1984. (Brian Tober photo)
MBBP guards march in MB-American Bicentennial Celebration: Parade, July 1976.
US Army Corps beach replenishing near MBBP, 2013.
Aerial view of MBBP, 2017.
MBBP sand erosion from Hurricane Irene, 2011.
Seating at the MBBP, 2016.
MBBP north beach access at twilight, 2016.
Dead Humpback Whale near MBBP, 2009.
Old MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP “postage stamp” beach before 1994 sand replenishment.
MBBP aerial image, 2018 (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP aerial image, 2018 (Frank E. Snead Photo)
Sunset at MBBP, 2018.
Sunset over MBBP, 2019 (Jack Flaherty Photo).
Dark clouds over MBBP, 2020.
MBBP, 2019 (Frank E. Snead Photo).
MBBP, 2019.
Nun’s Beach just south of MBBP, 1960s. Remember the pilings? What were they from?
Nun’s Beach south of MBBP, 1960s. It was called that because an order of nuns, the Filippini Sisters, owned the house behind it beginning in 1944.
Sunset at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP, 1930s.
MB School Summer Campers at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP, 2018.
MBBP postcard, 1960s.
MBBP Art Show, 1970s.
MBBP, 2019.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP at high tide, 2000s.
MBBP pool area, Summer 2018.
MBBP “baby pool,” Summer 2018.
MBBP dune grass, Summer 2018.
Rainbow at MBBP, Summer 2018.
Mayor Sue Howard at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP south beach after Hurricane Irene, 2011.
MB Firemen’s Fair held at the MBBP, 2010s.
MBBP beach, 1978.
MBBP, 1978.
MBBP aerial image, 2018. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP, 2017.
MBBP Art Show, 1970s.
Caving in at MBBP, 2020.
Hurricane Sandy dump at MBBP, 2013.
Old MBBP in ruins after storm, 1962.
Old MBBP in ruins after storm, 1962.
Surfer off the MBBP, 2020 (Jack Flaherty Photo).
Sand replenishment just north of the MBBP, 2020.
MBBP, 2020. (Jack Flaherty Photo).
Sand replenishment at MBBP, Dec. 2019. (Jack Flaherty Photo)
MBBP at dawn, 2019.
Equipment for sand replenishment at MBBP, 2019. (Jack Flaherty Photo)
MBBP swim meet, 2017.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP postcard, 1960s.
MBBP storm tides, 2011.
MBBP pool pump room after storm, 1977.
MBBP, 2019 (Jack Flaherty Photo).
Taking a dive at MBBP, 1970s.
MBBP sand replenishment, 1995 (Jack Flaherty Photo).
MBBP sand replenishment, 1995 (Jack Flaherty Photo).
MBBP aerial image, 2019. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP looking north, 2019
MBBP looking south, 2019.
MBBP baby pool, 2019.
MBBP main deck, 2019.
MBBP at sunrise, 2019.
MBBP, 1978.
MBBP, Summer of 1962.
MBBP no beach, 1993.
MBBP north seawall high tide, 1970s.
MBBP high tide, 1970s.
MBBP, 1950s.
MBBP, 1967.
MBBP, July 4, 2019.
MBBP circle marks the spot, 2018.
MBBP north side beach, 2018.
MBBP postcard, 1960s.
MBBP after storm, 1977.
MBBP new parking setup, 2019.
MBBP, 2019.
MBBP damage after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
Old MBBP damage after storm, 1962.
MBBP aerial image, 2019. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP, Gail Gannon painting.
MBBP sunrise, 2000s.
MBBP jetty after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP sand replenishment beginning, 1990s.
Ocean Avenue in front of MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP shoreline in the winter, 2018.
MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP damage after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP, 1930s.
MBBP manager’s meeting, 1980.
MBBP post storm, 1977.
MBBP, 2019.
MBBP, 2019.
On the beach at MBBP, 1940s.
MBBP aerial image, 2019. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP aerial image, 2019. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP aerial image, 2019. (Frank E. Snead Photo)
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
MBBP, 2019. (Jack Flaherty photo)
MBBP, 2017.
MBBP storm-damaged parking lot, 1970s.
Newly replenished beach with planted dune grass at MBBP, 1995.
Newly replenished beach at MBBP, 1995.
Mayor Sidney Johnson at MBBP with young swimmers, 1970.
MBBP at dusk, 2017.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP aerial image, 2017.
Aerial view of Monmouth Beach, late 1990s.
Mayor Lou Sodano (above) examines seawall damage near MBBP, late 1970s.
Serenity by the sea at MBBP, 2009.
Post Hurricane Sandy dump at MBBP, 2012.
Pork Roll truck at MBBP, 2017.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP sunrise, 2017.
MBBP, 1930s.
The Boyle Family at MBBP, 1933.
MBBP in winter, 1930s.
MBBP, 2016.
MBBP beach erosion, 1970s.
MBBP, 2009.
MBBP, 2012.
MBBP, 2018.
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2019. (Jack Flaherty photo)
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2019. (Jack Flaherty photo)
MB Firemen’s Fair held at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP, 1991.
MBBP pool aerial image, 2018.
MBBP beach aerial image, 2018.
MBBP beach aerial image, 2018.
MBBP shoreline, 2011.
MBBP roof view, 2018.
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2019. (Jack Flaherty photo)
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP dune grass in front, 2016.
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2018. (Jack Flaherty photo)
New seawall under construction at MBBP, 2018. (Jack Flaherty photo)
Gov. Christie Whitman at MBBP sand replenishment celebration, August 1994. (Jack Flaherty photo)
MBBP shoreline, 2018.
MBBP, 2018.
Seawall project underway at MBBP, 2018.
MBBP remains after storm, 1962.
MBBP, 1960s.
MBBP at sunset, 2018.
MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
Congressman Frank Pallone and Commissioner Jim Cunniff at MBBP after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP parking lot after Hurricane Sandy, 2013.
MBBP Hurricane Sandy damage, 2012.
MBBP new seawall project, 2018.
MBBP Hurricane Sandy damage, 2012.
