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Buying a beach house is a dream for many Americans, and these 20 seaside locations, found with data from Zillow, make that goal a bit easier to achieve. ... There's plenty to do in this New Jersey ...
Roughly bounded by Point Pleasant Beach Borough line, Atlantic Ocean, Mantoloking Borough line and Point Pleasant 40°04′18″N 74°02′51″W / 40.071667°N 74.0475°W / 40.071667; -74.0475 ( Bay Head Historic
The American Can Company was a manufacturer of tin cans. It was a member of the Tin Can Trust, that controlled a "large percentage of business in the United States in tin cans, containers, and packages of tin." [1] American Can Company ranked 97th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. [2]
The Beach Haven Historic District is a historic district in Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 14, 1983 for its significance in architecture and history as a beach-front resort during the 19th century. [4] The district boundary was increased on November 19, 2014.
In 1950, the salt marshes were bought by the Shapiro brothers, Herbert and Jerome, who developed vacation homes throughout the Jersey Shore. Using a dredge towed up from North Carolina, construction began on Beach Haven West's 130-plus saltwater lagoons and 5,000 single-family homes. Beach Haven West was built in phases, the first opening in 1957.
A beach tag (also beach badge, beach pass, or beach token) is an admission pass that must be purchased to access a beach. It is commonly associated with the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey , where many communities restrict summer beach access to residents and visitors who pay a fee for a daily, weekly, or seasonal pass.
Visitors play a large part in Destin's economy – the city's population of around 12,000 balloons to 40,000 during the tourist season. [4] Real estate in Destin, Florida, is comprised in large part by privately owned vacation rentals, consisting of condominiums, beach homes, townhomes, resorts, studios, cottages, and a few bungalows.
Vacation rentals can also negatively affect local communities in a number of ways. While not the major cause of limited affordable housing, vacation rentals negatively affect the long-term housing market in local communities, especially tourism communities. As more short-term rentals increase, the availability of long-term units decreases.