# Sandy devastates Seaside Heights NJ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321 "2012-10-30T14:00:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/1 "2012-10-30T14:00:48Z")
My wife’s relatives have places there, so this is of more than a little interest. Apparently: 1.) 50 feet of Funtime Pier is gone, maybe more by now 2.) Part of Casino Pier is gone 3.) A lot of Boardwalk between the piers is gone 4.) The 8-foot high dunes that they’ve been lovingly trying to cultivate Beach Grass on have been swept away 5.) Sand is piled up on the Boardwaqlk in drifts, like snow 6.) Lights are down on the bridges to the Island, and on Route 35 7.) The Police Chief this morning told the evacueees (96% evacuation of the town) not to come back yet, it was devastated. 8.) He also said, at the height of the storm, that “the whole north part of the town is umnder water” > **[50 feet of Seaside Heights' Funtown Pier collapse from Hurricane Sandy](https://www.nj.com/news/2012/10/50_feet_of_seaside_heights_fun.html)** > > The collapse, which happened within the last hour, caused no injuries, according to Seaside Park Police Chief Frances Larkin [http://www.app.com/viewart/20121030/NJNEWS/310300021/?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|NEWS01](http://www.app.com/viewart/20121030/NJNEWS/310300021/?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CNEWS01) [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures&w=160&h=106&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&p=seaside+heights+sandy&type=&no=3&tt=115&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DHA.70331664559%26pid%3D15.1&tit=Seaside+Heights+swallowed+up+by+Hurricane+Sandy%26%2339%3Bs+surge+|+NJ.com&sigr=13e7aaj90&sigi=137capvd6&sigb=128o6cpmu&fr=yfp-t-701](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures&w=160&h=106&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&p=seaside+heights+sandy&type=&no=3&tt=115&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DHA.70331664559%26pid%3D15.1&tit=Seaside+Heights+swallowed+up+by+Hurricane+Sandy%26%2339%3Bs+surge+%7C+NJ.com&sigr=13e7aaj90&sigi=137capvd6&sigb=128o6cpmu&fr=yfp-t-701) [http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/send-us-your-photos-hurricane-sandy-ee85e4dc#photo-11944570](http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/send-us-your-photos-hurricane-sandy-ee85e4dc#photo-11944570) [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures&w=160&h=106&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&p=seaside+heights+sandy&type=&no=3&tt=115&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DHA.70331664559%26pid%3D15.1&tit=Seaside+Heights+swallowed+up+by+Hurricane+Sandy%26%2339%3Bs+surge+|+NJ.com&sigr=13e7aaj90&sigi=137capvd6&sigb=128o6cpmu&fr=yfp-t-701](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures&w=160&h=106&imgurl=www.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&size=&name=search&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fimages%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DSeaside%2BHeights%2BSandy%2Bpictures%26id%3DA57189C5EFFE183ED1D19C3ACD462EBFFEE3C8E3&p=seaside+heights+sandy&type=&no=3&tt=115&oid=http%3A%2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DHA.70331664559%26pid%3D15.1&tit=Seaside+Heights+swallowed+up+by+Hurricane+Sandy%26%2339%3Bs+surge+%7C+NJ.com&sigr=13e7aaj90&sigi=137capvd6&sigb=128o6cpmu&fr=yfp-t-701) This video is from before the storm even hit: [http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/10/video\_report\_from\_seaside\_heig.html](http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/10/video_report_from_seaside_heig.html) [http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49595570/#49595570](http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49595570/#49595570) Pre-Storm > **[National and Local Weather Radar, Daily Forecast, Hurricane and information...](https://weather.com/)** > > The Weather Channel and weather.com provide a national and local weather forecast for cities, as well as weather radar, report and hurricane coverage ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/2 "2012-10-30T14:45:42Z")
[http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/10/hurricane\_sandy\_ravages\_nj\_on\_283.html](http://photos.nj.com/star-ledger/2012/10/hurricane_sandy_ravages_nj_on_283.html) Not so bad – but it’s on the mainland, not on Island Beach, and not in Seaside ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/3 "2012-10-30T17:50:39Z")
[http://www.wetpaint.com/jersey-shore/gallery/jersey-shore-after-hurricane-sandy-seaside-heights-completely-destroyed-photos](http://www.wetpaint.com/jersey-shore/gallery/jersey-shore-after-hurricane-sandy-seaside-heights-completely-destroyed-photos) [http://berkeley-nj.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11958320](http://berkeley-nj.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11958320) ---
**Author:** ![FeAudrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7feea3/32.png) [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/4 "2012-10-30T21:27:13Z")
Thanks for posting this stuff. I have family connections to Seaside Park dating back about eighty years, and to Toms River and to other shore towns for another twenty. Funtown is actually in Seaside Park (the border is Porter Ave). I have seen it ripped up by hurricanes before, but I think you’d have to go back to the '50s to see rides falling into the drink. I’d be surprised if much of that Casino Pier/Breakwater Beach Waterpark extension into the ocean survived. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/5 "2012-10-30T21:57:12Z")
There’s quite a bit online about Tom’s River. I’ve been trying to find out more about Atlantic City, Ocean City, Point Pleasant, and Asbury Park. There hasn’t been a lot online (more about AC than the others, but surprisingly little, considering its importance). Pt. Pleasant apparently had 5 feet of water on the streets, sand going down the streets, and a lot of boardwalk damage, too, but I haven;'t found pictures. I hear Asbury Park had boardwalk damage, too. You can find quite a bit on Cape May, which was also hit pretty hard. I haven’t heard or read anything about Wildwood or Beach Haven. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/6 "2012-10-30T22:00:13Z")
Seaside Heights was “my beach” growing up in North Jersey. As soon as we could drive it was our destination for summer fun. Spent the week after prom there. Yes, it’s associated with \*Jersey Shore \*, and it’s pretty accurate, but I loved that place as a teenager. Hope they can rebuild. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/7 "2012-10-31T11:49:21Z")
[http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoS4sDpFQ7h0AJIqJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3D%2522Seaside%2BHeights%2522%2Bhurricane%2Bdamage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D11&w=1000&h=773&imgurl=media.northjersey.com%2Fimages%2F103012seaside3\_dngnk.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fweather%2F176416791.html%3Fc%3Dy%26amp%3Bpage%3D7&size=761.3+KB&name=%26quot%3BIt+was+so+nice%2C%26quot%3B+she+said.+%26quot%3BIt+was+good+to+get+hot+food.%26quot%3B+And+Hackensack+resident+Carrie+Garvin+spent&p="Seaside+Heights"+hurricane+damage&oid=3b9f1f574492ee75a9ef844a017cbbd4&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=%2526quot%253BIt%2Bwas%2Bso%2Bnice%252C%2526quot%253B%2Bshe%2Bsaid.%2B%2526quot%253BIt%2Bwas%2Bgood%2Bto%2Bget%2Bhot%2Bfood.%2526quot%253B%2BAnd%2BHackensack%2Bresident%2BCarrie%2BGarvin%2Bspent&b=0&ni=21&no=11&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=120b2ok2t&sigb=145aqf4cc&sigi=11lcbthbb&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS4sDpFQ7h0AJIqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3D%2522Seaside%2BHeights%2522%2Bhurricane%2Bdamage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D11&w=1000&h=773&imgurl=media.northjersey.com%2Fimages%2F103012seaside3_dngnk.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fweather%2F176416791.html%3Fc%3Dy%26amp%3Bpage%3D7&size=761.3+KB&name=%26quot%3BIt+was+so+nice%2C%26quot%3B+she+said.+%26quot%3BIt+was+good+to+get+hot+food.%26quot%3B+And+Hackensack+resident+Carrie+Garvin+spent&p=%22Seaside+Heights%22+hurricane+damage&oid=3b9f1f574492ee75a9ef844a017cbbd4&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=%2526quot%253BIt%2Bwas%2Bso%2Bnice%252C%2526quot%253B%2Bshe%2Bsaid.%2B%2526quot%253BIt%2Bwas%2Bgood%2Bto%2Bget%2Bhot%2Bfood.%2526quot%253B%2BAnd%2BHackensack%2Bresident%2BCarrie%2BGarvin%2Bspent&b=0&ni=21&no=11&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=120b2ok2t&sigb=145aqf4cc&sigi=11lcbthbb&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH) [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoS4sDpFQ7h0AMYqJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3D%2522Seaside%2BHeights%2522%2Bhurricane%2Bdamage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D24&w=964&h=541&imgurl=i.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2Farticle-2225108-15C372E4000005DC-921\_964x541.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2225108%2FHurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-39-people-die-Superstorm.html%3Fgoogle\_editors\_picks%3Dtrue&size=58.1+KB&name=The+scale+of+the+devastation+left+by+Superstorm+Sandy+is+mounting+today+as+the+death+toll+continues+to&p="Seaside+Heights"+hurricane+damage&oid=d0513ccecb2d83aac002827c63869ef6&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=The%2Bscale%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdevastation%2Bleft%2Bby%2BSuperstorm%2BSandy%2Bis%2Bmounting%2Btoday%2Bas%2Bthe%2Bdeath%2Btoll%2Bcontinues%2Bto&b=0&ni=21&no=24&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=153al7oha&sigb=1454etovb&sigi=12j94purb&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoS4sDpFQ7h0AMYqJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3D%2522Seaside%2BHeights%2522%2Bhurricane%2Bdamage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D24&w=964&h=541&imgurl=i.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2Farticle-2225108-15C372E4000005DC-921_964x541.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2225108%2FHurricane-Sandy-2012-Obama-declares-major-disaster-New-York-39-people-die-Superstorm.html%3Fgoogle_editors_picks%3Dtrue&size=58.1+KB&name=The+scale+of+the+devastation+left+by+Superstorm+Sandy+is+mounting+today+as+the+death+toll+continues+to&p=%22Seaside+Heights%22+hurricane+damage&oid=d0513ccecb2d83aac002827c63869ef6&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=The%2Bscale%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bdevastation%2Bleft%2Bby%2BSuperstorm%2BSandy%2Bis%2Bmounting%2Btoday%2Bas%2Bthe%2Bdeath%2Btoll%2Bcontinues%2Bto&b=0&ni=21&no=24&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=153al7oha&sigb=1454etovb&sigi=12j94purb&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH) This is one of the _least_ damaged shots. And we can breathe easy, knowing that the Jersey Shore house survived, if only because it means that chunk of the Boardwalk is relatively OK: > **[Jersey Shore House Unharmed by Hurricane Sandy - E! Online](https://www.eonline.com/news/358604/jersey-shore-house-unharmed-by-hurricane-sandy-celebs-unite-to-support-red-cross-relief?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories)** > > Yes, meatballs, the smush room is safe Videos from National Guard: > **[FOX 29 News Philadelphia](https://www.fox29.com/)** > > Philadelphia news, weather, traffic and sports from FOX 29, serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Watch breaking news live or see the latest videos from programs like Good Day Philadelphia. You can see what happened to Funtown Pier in this one: > **[FOX 29 News Philadelphia](https://www.fox29.com/)** > > Philadelphia news, weather, traffic and sports from FOX 29, serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Watch breaking news live or see the latest videos from programs like Good Day Philadelphia. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/8 "2012-10-31T14:09:09Z")
Before and After. I can’t believe the Ferris Wheel (the big one), the Tower of Terror, and the Giant Swing are still standing: [http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-868980?ref=feeds%2Flatest](http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-868980?ref=feeds%2Flatest) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/9 "2012-10-31T14:29:57Z")
I went there decades ago. It had an awesome fun house. Sad to see it this way now. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/10 "2012-10-31T14:49:56Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Before and After. I can’t believe the Ferris Wheel (the big one), the Tower of Terror, and the Giant Swing are still standing: > > [http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-868980?ref=feeds%2Flatest](http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-868980?ref=feeds%2Flatest) I’m confused about some of this. Those pictures must not show the complete devastation, because the three big attractions there _were_ on Funtown Pier, and the latest pictures seem to show nothjing standing there. Maybe they collapsed after the first pictures were taken. On ABC this morning they had live video showing existing Boardwalk north of Funtown (Yay!), but showing Funtown Pier destroyed, with only the roller coaster (a “Wild Mouse” type, IIRC), sticking above the waves. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/11 "2012-10-31T15:02:56Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’m confused about some of this. Those pictures must not show the complete devastation, because the three big attractions there _were_ on Funtown Pier, and the latest pictures seem to show nothjing standing there. Maybe they collapsed after the first pictures were taken. On ABC this morning they had live video showing existing Boardwalk north of Funtown (Yay!), but showing Funtown Pier destroyed, with only the roller coaster (a “Wild Mouse” type, IIRC), sticking above the waves. From what the reporter said this morning, the roller coaster was many feet from where it stands now. It had been in the middle of rolling seas but the surge pushed it inland. The aerial shot shows the ferris standing-- right on the water line. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/12 "2012-10-31T17:10:28Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > From what the reporter said this morning, the roller coaster was many feet from where it stands now. It had been in the middle of rolling seas but the surge pushed it inland. The aerial shot shows the ferris standing-- right on the water line. But I couldn’t see the ferris wheel or the Tower of Terror in the ABC report from this morning – and I should have been able to, if they were standing. I think they eventually succumbed, although they lasted for a while after the storm. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/13 "2012-10-31T17:13:48Z")
I just heard that the items are gone, along with the 1910 carousel (The “Floyd Moreland” Carousel, named after the NYU professor who has been preserving it). I’m sad to see the carousel go, not only because of its age, but because we had our wedding pictures taken on it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/14 "2012-10-31T17:22:13Z")
> **['Nightline' Daily Line, Oct 31: Assessing Damage Post-Sandy](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/extras/2012/10/31/nightline-daily-line-oct-31-assessing-damage-post-sandy/)** > > Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/15 "2012-10-31T17:35:55Z")
Latest footage shows the ferris wheel and the Tower of Terror still standing. I don’t have visual confirmation about the 1910 carousel being gone, although it looks like the one on Funtown Pier is. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/16 "2012-10-31T18:51:12Z")
[http://news.yahoo.com/video/whoknew-did-famous-unwitting-photo-014011742.html;\_ylt=AtaIdKriMs5Iarj46s03XqxtzwcF;\_ylu=X3oDMTM0NDRmcjd1BG1pdANWaWRlbyBQbGF5IFBhZ2UgUGxheWxpc3QgQmFyBHBrZwNmOTY1ZjZlOS02ODM0LTMwZTgtYTJlNS04ZDJjNTE5N2YxNWEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhUGxheWxpc3RCYXI-;\_ylg=X3oDMTA1bmkzZDc4BHRlc3QD;\_ylv=3?pb\_list=26b8970e-9767-4d75-b991-7552a5360c45](http://news.yahoo.com/video/whoknew-did-famous-unwitting-photo-014011742.html;_ylt=AtaIdKriMs5Iarj46s03XqxtzwcF;_ylu=X3oDMTM0NDRmcjd1BG1pdANWaWRlbyBQbGF5IFBhZ2UgUGxheWxpc3QgQmFyBHBrZwNmOTY1ZjZlOS02ODM0LTMwZTgtYTJlNS04ZDJjNTE5N2YxNWEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhUGxheWxpc3RCYXI-;_ylg=X3oDMTA1bmkzZDc4BHRlc3QD;_ylv=3?pb_list=26b8970e-9767-4d75-b991-7552a5360c45) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/17 "2012-10-31T18:55:52Z")
[http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/video-seaside-heights-beachfront-amusement-park-wrecked-hurricane-sandy-2885.shtml?wap=0](http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/video-seaside-heights-beachfront-amusement-park-wrecked-hurricane-sandy-2885.shtml?wap=0) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/18 "2012-10-31T18:59:08Z")
This was pretty clearly at the beginning – the Boardwalk’s still there [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9xIIoB6A48k/hqdefault.jpg "Seaside Heights Boardwalk Ripped Up by Sandy | Hurricane Sandy New York") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xIIoB6A48k) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/19 "2012-11-01T02:44:16Z")
New pix, not all seaside: > **[Latino | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/category/latino)** > > Latino ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321/20 "2012-11-01T02:45:51Z")
Asbury Park this time – they still have a Boardwalk [http://oceancity.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11977214](http://oceancity.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11977214) [http://oceancity.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11977235](http://oceancity.patch.com/articles/devastation-photos-capture-hurricane-sandy-destruction-in-seaside-heights#photo-11977235) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-devastates-seaside-heights-nj/639321.md?page=2)