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Heartbreaking pics: Devastation in Asbury Park, NJ, boardwalks wiped away in Atlantic City, Belmar
Twitchy ^ | 10/30/12

Posted on 10/31/2012 2:32:21 AM PDT by markomalley

As Twitchy reported, the Jersey Shore started getting battered by Hurricane Sandy well before the destructive storm hit land. The aftermath of the storm has resulted in utter devastation and heartbreak.

Rasmussen reports that they will have limited data available. They are based in Asbury Park, N.J.

Rasmussen Reports is Based in Asbury Park, NJ… Hit hard by Sandy…limited data release today—
Scott Rasmussen (@RasmussenPoll) October 30, 2012

And hit hard it was.

RT @JersyShoreAgent: Such a shame. All that work that Asbury Park has been doing. #SandyNJ #Sandy http://t.co/OVIMGxJJ
Hurricane Central (@twc_hurricane) October 30, 2012

@fly1887 this is Asbury Park http://t.co/ryr257es
Tim McMahon (@tmcmahon1) October 30, 2012

Ugh, you guys. Between this and the photos of Belmar, my heart is broken. @KaylaMendez13 Convention hall in asbury park http://t.co/u548IrGA
Anjelica Triola (@anjelica) October 30, 2012

The Stone Pony, which Bruce Springsteen made famous, survived and is still standing.

The Stone Pony still standing #springsteen #sandy http://t.co/CWiC26XH
Sirjames (@sirjames69) October 30, 2012

Atlantic City, N.J., and its world-famous boardwalk, is a disaster zone.

RT @time: Atlantic City, N.J. is a ghost town the day after Hurricane #Sandy hit | instagram.com/p/Ra17WxK613/ (by @edkashi)—
Mavoy Music Anthem (@MavoyOfficial) October 31, 2012

Atlantic City, The Walk #sosad #devastating 😢 http://t.co/lQfMByx1
katrindraka (@KatrinDraka) October 30, 2012

atlantic city before and after :( http://t.co/yu5OhQEK
mehek khan ? (@_whatthemehek) October 30, 2012

Apocalyptic scenes from Atlantic City by @edkashi for the @TIME @instagram account #HurricaneSandy instagram.com/p/RavzolK6_y/
Patrick Witty (@patrickwitty) October 30, 2012

Superstorm #Sandy ripped apart several blocks of the boardwalk in Atlantic City. yfrog.com/0wk1rij Photos: bit.ly/Rr9P6G
ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) October 30, 2012

Atlantic City )= http://t.co/eE4Cbuuj
A (@Andeersonjunior) October 31, 2012

Like in Seaside Heights, N.J., the force of Hurricane Sandy has totally wiped blocks of the boardwalk away.

Foundations& pilings are all that remain of brick buildings & a boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J Oct. 30#hurricanesandy http://t.co/bHr64xuT
Raz Ya (@RrazMatazz) October 31, 2012

RT @ethanklapper: RT @passantino: AP transmits symbolic photo tonight from Atlantic City: http://t.co/FOsW3pql
Ryan Broderick (@ryanhatesthis) October 31, 2012

And Belmar, N.J., was badly battered. The destruction is massive.

RT @kylezalewski: @JayGlazer Take a look at belmar Boardwalk http://t.co/LsH8OTBC> really just speechless. They will all push thru together—
Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) October 30, 2012

The boardwalk is gone. Just gone.

There used to be a boardwalk here (Belmar, NJ) instagram.com/p/RbKnU6hXLd/
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) October 30, 2012

Stay strong my shore friends. Unreal for nj. Belmar. Home. Sad http://t.co/pD7BXlrk
  (@JerseyRock) October 30, 2012

I still can't believe what happened stay safe #belmar #home #missit #nj instagr.am/p/RbMDNyFkJw/
Katelyn Kraft (@katelynkraft) October 30, 2012

boats in the street – sea spray court neighborhood, on the island between avon-by-the-sea and belmar. #njsandy http://t.co/aF7hDGf3
AllAsburyPark.com (@Asbury_Park) October 30, 2012

Governor Christie expressed his heartache after surveying the damage.

Heading by helicopter to the Jersey Shore to assess the damage. From early reports, it appears to be unthinkable. #Sandy
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

The Jersey Shore of my youth is gone. #Sandy.—
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

The rides I took my kids on this summer are in the Atlantic Ocean. #Sandy
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

There are homes off their foundations sitting in the middle of Rt. 35. #Sandy
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

It was an emotionally overwhelming afternoon for me as a son of this state. #Sandy
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

Photos from his helicopter tour were tweeted.

Dramatic photos from @GovChristie helicopter tour over the shore today. Here's Belmar, NJ http://t.co/DDFp4LB6
heather haddon (@heatherhaddon) October 30, 2012

House in the street. RT"@heatherhaddon: One more from @GovChristie #Belmar #sandy http://t.co/UgFSSL0R"—
inesfdezcanas (@inextate) October 30, 2012

There used to be a street there leading to my sisters house in Belmar instagr.am/p/RbIWEps8aK/
Edward L. Galante II (@ELGii22) October 30, 2012

Whats left of #belmar boardwalk..Im standing where that structure used to be..we will rebuild stronger than ever #sandy http://t.co/KCyWjcT2
Raafe (@raafe316) October 30, 2012

Yes, you will. And Governor Christie is vowing the same.

We will rebuild the Shore. It may not be the same, but we will rebuild. #Sandy
Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 30, 2012

You will rebuild, New Jersey. Stay strong, together. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you all.


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1 posted on 10/31/2012 2:32:26 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Something tells me it will all be rebuilt - much “better” than ever - things like this are always a boon to gentrification projects and enhanced commercialism.


2 posted on 10/31/2012 2:47:04 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.u)
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My Step Daughter and Grandson are in Belmar. They left to stay with her mother during the storm. Came back today and her condo parking lot was full of boats! Her condo was damaged by flooding but not horribly bad. She had put all her furniture up on Sandbags! So mainly it is the flooring that was damaged.

But they can't move back in, until the all that is repaired!

3 posted on 10/31/2012 2:49:12 AM PDT by Repub4bush (GOPBRIEFINGROOM.COM the pragmatic site for discussion! We love FR but not the nutcases!)
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To: markomalley

Most of those pictures don’t really look that bad. Lots of sand and some buildings damaged or destroyed. It looks like most homes on the water are still there.

Fires seem to have done most of the really severe damage.


4 posted on 10/31/2012 2:54:49 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: markomalley

Prayers up.


5 posted on 10/31/2012 3:05:13 AM PDT by bayliving (I suffer from democrat induced tourette syndrome...)
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To: markomalley

The worst part in Atlantic City is that when you lose your houses and hotels, you only get half of the value for them.


6 posted on 10/31/2012 3:06:55 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: markomalley
wait until you see Sea Bright, NJ ... Donovan's Reef is just a slab ... beach clubs driven to the river

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7 posted on 10/31/2012 3:10:50 AM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: markomalley

I wonder how many of the buildings that remain standing are going to end up being declared a total loss because of water damage. Probably a significant number.


8 posted on 10/31/2012 3:14:57 AM PDT by Nickname
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To: atc23

Part of me wonders whether they ever should rebuild some of these areas. New Jersey has a number of developed places where you couldn’t build anything under today’s restrictions related to flood plains.


9 posted on 10/31/2012 3:15:15 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Code in Florida requires homes built to withstand 120 mph winds. Not much you can do to avoid water damage except to elevate the home.


10 posted on 10/31/2012 3:18:43 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Alberta's Child
Part of me wonders whether they ever should rebuild some of these areas.

That question was asked often about parts of New Orleans after Katrina.

11 posted on 10/31/2012 3:20:42 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: markomalley

Looks a lot like Detroit.


12 posted on 10/31/2012 3:26:13 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: atc23

Something tells me it will all be rebuilt - much “better” than ever - things like this are always a boon to gentrification projects and enhanced commercialism.


Yep. Two things that shaped my attitude about this storm are,

1. Since I’ve moved to KY we’ve had some serious storms here. Two of the large buildings I pass every day on my way to work were on one side of the freeway when I went to work, and were “mostly” on the other side of the freeway when I went home.

2. Two days ago I watched a History Channel documentary about the 1938 nor’easter.

What made this storm so impressive was simply how many people it affected. But I don’t see it that way. I don’t see the human race as numbers. I see it as individuals. A tragic death in one family is just as bad as a tragic death in a hundred families.


13 posted on 10/31/2012 3:30:06 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: markomalley

I think in some of those areas you need a “before” and “after” picture to figure out if the hurricane actually did any of the damage.


14 posted on 10/31/2012 3:56:38 AM PDT by BobL (You can live each day only once. You can waste a few, but don't waste too many.)
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To: abb
When the Mississippi River flooded in its historic 1990’s jump out, whole towns were advised to move higher. Few if any took the advice.

We are drawn to water like moths to light. Commerce and recreation trumps the nature tax which is extracted every hundred years or so.

And how do you explain Mt. Vesuvius on the Mediterranean Sea?

Humans have been taking calculated risks for eons, but nothing explains the Smart Car and the Segway Scooter but shear folly.

15 posted on 10/31/2012 3:59:54 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: markomalley
As a correction, this is *not* the Asbury Park convention hall.

It's a derelict building that really doesn't look much worse than the last time I was there in 1981.

16 posted on 10/31/2012 4:03:47 AM PDT by Salamander (Billion dollar baby....rubber little monster, baby I adore ya.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

And unless NJ passes emergency legislation, I suspect the real estate taxes and other taxes will remain the same, as if they were ongoing businesses(?) NJ taxes might finish what the storm started.


17 posted on 10/31/2012 4:24:10 AM PDT by Jacquerie (Exterminate rats.)
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To: markomalley

Thanks Mark!


18 posted on 10/31/2012 4:25:28 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is... tell your storm how BIG your God is!)
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To: Salamander

I think some of these pics are feeding us a line of bull. Some of them. Wasn’t it Rahm Emmanuel who said “Never let a good crisis go to waste”?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yeA_kHHLow


19 posted on 10/31/2012 4:31:04 AM PDT by Puddleglum (The road to the White House goes through Benghazi.)
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To: Alberta's Child

what is stupid is the govmint is gonna pay these people to rebuild on the same spot.

And peeples don’t understand the prob with dat.


20 posted on 10/31/2012 4:58:56 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (campaigning for local conservatives)
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