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On the same section
of beach where the wonderful Ocean Pier once stood emerges an
Oceanic Wonderland... Hunt's Pier.
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With only four rides
in operation Hunt's Pier had its unofficial opening on Memorial
Day, May 30th 1957.
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The photos below show
Hunt's Pier in the weeks leading up to the grand opening. Under
each set of photos I have included the original captions printed
in the CMC Gazette.
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( The photos in this
section are from the newspaper and are not the best quality.
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| PIER WORK IN HIGH GEAR
- With all the good weather in the past week work
on Hunt's new pier made a lot of progress for the readiness of
the coming season. The left picture shows you the roller coaster
being completed out over the water. On the right, sections of
the green colored concrete are being poured. The pier is located
on the main boardwalk from Poplar to Juniper Aves. ( May 2, 1957
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| TWO MORE RIDES FOR HUNT'S NEW PIER - The
left picture shows you workmen laying railroad ties and track
for the "Pennsylvania Railroad Limited" miniature train.
The right picture is Eli Bridge Company's sensational "Scrambler"
as it was installed this week on the pier. Amusement men consider
it the "hottest" new ride to come along in years and
say it's the most sought after ride in the amusement industry.
( May 9, 1957 ) |
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RIDES ARRIVE AT HUNT'S PIER - Four more
rides arrives this week on Hunt's Pier on the Boardwalk. They
are the Helicopter, Turtle, Boat and Merry-Go-Round Rides. Workmen
in the picture at left are shown handling a ride still encased
in a crate, while the other photo shows several boats. Top left
shows "the Scrambler" while the roller coaster can
be seen in the other picture. ( MAY 23, 1957 )
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The above caption
contains a typo. The gentleman's last name is Martz
not Marks.
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Hunt's Pier Manager
Vince Kostek (left) is seated next to James Martz (right) who
engineered the construction of the Flyer which had its first
test run on Friday, May 24 1957.
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The Panther Cars opened the weekend of June
1st, 1957.
Copyright 2005 Ralph Grassi
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