Story update on the Ocean City 59th Street Piers
Update on 7-25-2021 As i have promised I have added a new photography from my recent visit to the Ocean City beach at the same location that I visited in 2010 to take the iconic photographs of the 59th street piers at sunrise.
As you can see the piers are gone. I went there just to see for my self and experience the feelings of loss as the location has changed. It’s interesting that we are not wired to readily except change, but forced to when it’s in are face.
in my humble opinion the bottom line is for me that mother nature makes a better picture, than any man made structures.
Waves
Updated on 7-6-2021 this gallery of photographs of the 59th street piers in Ocean City Piers, New Jersey.
Its a sad day for me looking back at the iconic piers of OC which are long gone since June 30, 2015. For more than a century, the 59th Street Pier stood as the icon of Ocean City’s south end.
I look forward to visiting the grave site of the piers and will post some images soon. The landmark — the backdrop for hundreds of thousands of photographs through the generations — is now gone.
Here’s the story according to the OCN Daily:
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Updated this gallery of photographs of a Fine Art landscape of Ocean City New Jersey Piers.
The island, a stretch of dunes and swamps running for seven miles, had been used by local Native Americans who were brought there by its abundance of fish during the summer months. Originally purchased by the Somers family, the island had once been named Peck’s Beach, believed to have been given the name for a whaler named John Peck who had a camp on the island.
10 years ago I got up at 3:00am to drive to Ocean City New Jersey for sunrise photo shoot, It was a special morning sunrise with a full moon and the weather was perfect. I love the ocean and empty beach is a delight.I got lost in the moment and didn’t realized the tide was coming in and a wave cover my camera bag. Never sold any of these images.
Today the piers are gone, but they tell a story, so good bye 59th street pier. I got inspired to review my 59th street Ocean City pier work by Tony Sweet inspirational black and white photographs of the pier this morning. What made me happy was the like I got on facebook.
Sunrise at the beach
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12 Comments
This is one of my favorite structures in the world. I love how you set this one up, Lo.
Thanks for the nice comments. I’ve just moved the site to a new server and testing it out.
Good to see you. Be well
What is it about piers and the sun setting over the coast. Just beautiful. Love Joni
Yes, I agree, this was take 10 years ago and have been since washed away by storms, gone but not forgotten.
Thanks for the visit, I hope you doing well. Sending you healing hugs. Take Care Lou
Oh thank you. Sending some right back. Love Joni
So beautiful and serene!
Thank You, glad you felt the feeling, it was 4:30 am on the beach. Thanks for the comments much appreciated
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Piers are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Sunrise, sunset, under the pier, on top or just the old pier and/or dock pilings. Around Florida where I am living at the moment while waiting out the pandemic as 100s if not 1000s of pier and dock pilings. I love photographing them. Sad to see history come to an end, but I guess eventually everything does. But nice memories.
Greetings Rebecca, Thank you foe the visit I am jealous of your Florida location so much beautiful light and birds to photograph.
I agree with you whole hearty about the end. Enjoy the moment that’s all we have in my humble opinion.
I remember visiting Ocean City, NJ back in the mid-90s with my late wife. Our one and only trip to the Jersey Shore, we loved it. We ended up settling a bit further south, but on the beach in North Carolina. When we first relocated to the Crystal Coast there were six, maybe 7 fishing piers here. Today only two remain. Those that are gone have been replaced by spacious beach McMansions, condos or hotels. Ocean front property has skyrocketed and the cost of repair storm damaged piers and the meager income they produce has made it more profitable to sell them off than rebuild them. It’s sad to see traditions disappear.
Thanks for the visit to my piers photographs, yes I agree it’s sad to see them gone. I still want to visit the OC piers grave site for some unknown reason. Be Well
and keep making those wonderful images.