South Jersey roadside sights: The hubcap tree
Traveling west on the Black Horse Pike — Route 322 — it’s hard to miss the shiny, hubcap pyramid standing 22 feet tall. The hubcap tree stands on the property of a Lakewood man and does sell hubcaps — lots and lots of hubcaps. The tree is made of between 80 and...
Getting a bite to eat at ‘The World’s Playground’
By Seth Briliant Let’s begin with a stroll down the Boardwalk to the Traymore Hotel. In the central arcade on the ground floor, there was an amazing Art Deco restaurant called the Submarine Grill. The interior walls were covered with frosted glass that had been etched...
Battle at Chestnut Neck:The pirates of The Revolution
By John Gibbons It was late September 1778 and British Commander General Henry Clinton had enough. He decided to take serious action against the privateers of southern New Jersey. Calling it “The Egg Harbor Expedition,” the General’s mighty fleet would root out the...
Memories of ‘The World’s Playground’
By Seth Briliant My parents owned the Barclay Motel in Atlantic City, which was known in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s as “The World’s Playground.” I worked at the motel during my teenage years, first as a bellhop, then as a lifeguard, snack bar cook, and finally as a...
April Fools’ Day has a lengthy history
What do you get when have a select group of people who didn’t get the memo that the calendar had been modified and the start of the New Year was now pushed back by three months? April Fools’ Day, that’s what. Although the tomfoolery that occurs each...
