This is one of the oldest remaining life savingstations. These stations were equipped with line cannons and assisted inrescues of grounded ships stranded in storms.
This building is currently located on the north end of the Takanassee Beach Clubwhich is in threat of being razed for a residential developmentproject.
It doesn't have to be. Fight to have this building preserved as a shoremuseum for our city, regardless of what may be constructed on the rest of thesite.

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This is a rare view of the Hollywood Avenue TrainStation located off Brighton Avenue where the bank is today.
This view is looking from Brighton Avenue south toward HollywoodAvenue.

This view of the Hollywood Train Station is fromthe intersection of Brighton Avenue and the tracks looking towardFoodtown.

This view of the Hollywood Train Station is lookingfrom John Guire Co. toward the Foodtown parking lot.
Postmark Dated November 6, 1906 from Florence, Italy.

This is Brighton Avenue looking west from what istoday Ocean Avenue. The only remaining building from this photo isthe little gray store to the right where an antique dealer is today. DatedMarch 12, 1907.

This is Brighton Avenue looking west from what istoday Ocean Avenue.

This is Brighton Avenue looking east from SecondAvenue. You can see the old trolley tracks running down SecondAvenue.

This view is looking northeast from where the entranceto the old West End theater is today.

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One of my favorites. A photo view from theJohnson's Club looking across the park down Brighton to the ocean long beforethe Takanassee was built as show below.

Looking east, this image shows a rare view of the'Casino' at the boardwalk and Brighton Avenue as seen below. The twobuildings on the left still exist next to the ice cream shoptoday.

This is the Casino in West End located at the beachon the south side of Brighton Avenue.

This is the intersection of Cedar Avenue and GreensAvenue looking east. The card is dated May 19^th, 1898 and waspostmarked August 24^th, 1900.

This is looking east down Cedar Avenue from therailroad tracks. Dated August 26^th, 1908.

A rare view of the trolley tracks which were locatedwhere the alley next to Foodtown is today. This view is looking southtoward Cedar Avenue. To the right you can see the new train tracks wherethey remain today. Dated October 7, 1907.

Looking west down Cedar Avenue from the railroadtracks.

This is Cedar Avenue and Hoey Avenue lookingsoutheast.
(It used to be nice with trees.)

This is a rare original photo of the Hollywood Hotellocated on the south side of Cedar Avenue just west of the railroad tracks.

Looking west on old Ocean Avenue near the boardwalkshowing the West End Cottages on the left and The Takanassee Hotel on theright.

Looking south from the Takanassee Hotel showingthe locations of the West End Cottages on the left, the Johnson Club on theright where the theater is today, and the Rothenberg Building behind whereIlvento's was.

The Johnson Club faced Ocean Avenue between WestEnd Court and Brighton Avenue. See its variations below.

The Russian Eagle in the building once called theJohnson Club.

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The Rothenberg Building.

This is one of my favorites, dated 1904. This viewis from the corner of what is now a gas station. On the block to the leftyou can see the back of the Johnson Club. In the distance you can see thetop of the West End Cottages. The building to the right was the home of 'ThomasBarham Heating and Tinning' at 651 Second Avenue where the 'Second to NoneSalon' is today. In the foreground you can see where the old trolleytracks turn off Second Avenue toward Foodtown which would be behind you fromhere.

Postmarked September 3^rd, 1906, thisis an older view of the intersection of Old Ocean Avenue and Brighton Avenuelooking north.

This Ocean Avenue looking north towardBrighton Avenue.
Seen here from left to right is the Rothenberg Building, the Johnson's Club, theTilford building, the Takanassee and the candy shop.

This is Takanassee Lake, dated August 23,1907.

'Hollywood' The estate of John Hoey.

This is a view of the gardens of the Hoey Estatewhich was north of Cedar Avenue.

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