Part II of a Five Part Series - Little Known Facts About Seaside Heights, New Jersey

Bridges to and from Seaside Heights, NJ

Yesterday, the St. Patrick's Day parade in Seaside Heights celebrated the Irish heritage of its current or former residents and visitors to this seaside community. After the parade, many travelled over the bridge named for one of its past residents, who was also a man of Irish heritage - J. Stanley Tunney.

It's not surprising to find out that Tunney was a mayor of Seaside Heights. But before he entered the political scene, we discovered a few interesting facts about J. Stanley Tunney from the book "The First Fifty - A Biographical History of Seaside Heights, New Jersey."

One of his first jobs was in real estate but he "felt like a caged lion" in the business. Then, he and his wife, Louise opened a hardware store which eventually failed. It took twelve years for Tunney to pay back his creditors.

• A trip to Seaside Heights in 1924 marked the beginning of his determination to "be his own boss and to provide for his six children."

• The Tunney family opened a food shack on a pier which was washed out a number of times.

• In the winter, Tunney scoured the beaches for jewelry and goods left from summer beachgoers to help provide money to feed his family. One day, Tunney found a barrel on the beach filled with whisky. He sold the barrel for $300. Tunney remarked that after this discovery ... "everything seemed to go all right."

• Years after the food shack, the family opened a restaurant and then "branched out into the amusement business."

Yes it's true that J. Stanley Tunney was not the only resident that believed in the potential and real estate value of Seaside Heights. Yet his story is remarkable for his determination, persistence and success in developing one of the most visited seaside towns on the east coast - Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

 

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