All through high school, my friends and I would go to the beach in Belmar. We’d take the train from South Amboy down to Belmar, and walk from the station to the beach. Back then (early-mid-80s), Belmar was a party town. It was a fun place! Most girls who lived there had the following ambition...dark tans, great bods and marry someone who wants to live near the Belmar Beach. That was about as deep as it got.
I used to jog 6-8 miles and then hang out at the beaches from Asbury down to Belmar after work, after the lifeguards were gone. That was in the late seventies. 1870s!