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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
Venetian Court, also known as the Venetian Court Apartments, is a residential seaside resort located in Capitola, California. Construction of Venetian Court, in the Mediterranean Revival , Spanish Colonial Revival , and Mission Revival architecture styles, began in 1924 and continued for several years.
By 1913 the company had acquired all of the interests of a New Jersey corporation also called Continental Can Co., as well as the Export & Domestic Can Co. and the Standard Tin Plate Co. The same year, Continental was incorporated in the state of New York. [3] During the 1920s Continental expanded rapidly, purchasing almost 20 competing companies.
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.
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]
Capitola Village is located at the beach by the mouth of Soquel Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 square kilometers), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (4.92%) is water. Capitola sits on the northeast shore of Monterey Bay. Cliffs ...
An oil can for a Singer sewing machine Oil can used to store household lamp oil (1882). Windows in the tin allow to observe the level. Cap for the spout on a chain. Soldered Oil can with a push-button pump, indented at the top with the screw cap. An oil can (oilcan or oiler) [1] is a can that holds oil (usually motor oil) for lubricating machines.
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.