Mantoloking - Through The Lens

~ Centennial Edition ~

by Anne L. Benedict

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Images From "Mantoloking - Through The Lens"

Page 36 - Merchant's Wagon

A merchant's wagon stopping by the Mantoloking Store in the summer of 1900. James Stillwell built this building to house the store and second post office on the southeast corner of Downer and Bay Avenues. The Stillwell family lived on the first floor, with the help on the second floor. Although Mr. Stillwell was Mantoloking's second postmaster, it was his daughter Ollie who actually ran the post office and store.
Courtesy of Robert Jahn.

Page 41 - Railroad Station

In 1881, the Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad Company, a division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, completed its line from Seaside Park through Mantoloking to Bay Head. The Mantoloking station was built in 1883, and the photograph shows it as it appeared in 1896. From the left are Seely Hulse, a flower-boy; an unknown; Will Robinson; Albert and Charles Hendrickson. Seated on the cart are Al Brower, Will Maxon, and Harry Clayton. In the foreground are Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson and their son, Fred. Fish barrels can be seen on the south end of the platform. The railroad station was located on Downer Avenue across from the current Firehouse.
Courtesy of Herbert W. Polhemus and Frederic R. Colie.

Page 52 - Ocean Avenue circa 1910

Ocean Avenue looking south from Herbert Street, circa 1910. The gravel road had been opened to Bay Head in 1908. The type of fence seen here was found throughout the town. There is only a small section left in town today, and that is in front of The Church of St. Simon-by-the-Sea on Ocean Avenue.
Collection of Anne L. Benedict.

Page 121 - Mantoloking Golf and Yacht Club

The basin in front of the Mantoloking Golf and Yacht Club started to fill around 1903 and was later helped along by train cars full of cinders. The yawl in the background belonged to Dr. Sims.
Photograph by Henry W. Hazard. Courtesy of Judge Frederic R. Colie, William Schoettle, and the M.Y.C.

Page 159 - The World Duckboat Regatta

The World Duckboat Regatta was the brainchild of Pres Giammattei, Muzzy Barton, and Willie de Camp when they were junior sailors. They were looking for a worthwhile project for the Junior Yacht Club, and so in 1969 the first World Duckboat Regatta was born. The World Duckboat Regatta of 1970 had a fleet of over sixty boats. Anne Benedict, in boat 172, although clearly at the wrong end of the line, won this race, but Peter Commette won the championship.
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sailer and the M.Y.C

Page 183 - The Mantoloking Bridge - Construction Photo

A July 23, 2004, view of the 1938 bridge with the 2006 bridge under construction.
Courtesy of The Ocean Star and Shawn Huber.

Page 183 - The Mantoloking Bridge - The New Bridge

The new Mantoloking Bridge, built north of the 1938 bridge, was dedicated on June 26, 2006. The new bridge is higher and will not have to open as often. The first bridge, built in 1884, cost $4000, the 1938 bridge cost $242,564, and the 2006 bridge cost $22,000,000. On the Brick side, a 152-foot section of the 1938 bridge was left to be used as a fishing pier.

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