Jones Beach

A view of the East Bath House at Jones Beach built c. 1930 in Wantagh.  Click HERE for all previous posts on Jones Beach.

Jones Beach 1940

The West Bathhouse at Jones Beach in Wantagh pictured c. 1940.  Click HERE for more on Jones Beach (be sure to scroll past today's posting).

Jones Beach 1938

 Some scenes from Jones Beach taken in 1938.  Click HERE for more on Jones Beach.  Photos from the Museum of the City of New York.

Jones Beach Boardwalk

The rest of Jones Beach, above the West Bath House from the boardwalk and below the band shell. Click HERE to see Jones Beach on google earth.

Jones Beach East Bath House

The East Bath House at Jones Beach, designed by Herbert Magoon (and Robert Moses) c. 1930 in Wantagh. The second of the two bath houses also has a number of swimming pools but is far more enclosed than the West Bath House. Click HERE to see the East Bath House on google earth.

Jones Beach West Bath House Interior

The accompanying interiors to the West Bath House at Jones Beach, designed by Herbert Magoon (and Robert Moses) c. 1930 in Wantagh.

Jones Beach West Bath House

The West Bath House at Jones Beach, designed by Herbert Magoon (and Robert Moses) c. 1930 in Wantagh. This was the first of the two bath houses to be built and helped fulfill Moses' vision of recreational palaces beside the ocean. The bath house has thousands of lockers, a swimming/diving pool and wading pool, and numerous food concessions. For more information on Robert Moses or the development of Jones Beach, I obviously have to recommend 'The Power Broker' by Robert Caro.

Jones Beach from Above

Photos from the Library of Congress.

Old Jones Beach

The boardwalk.

One of the pools at the west bathhouse.

The central mall looking north.

The play area.

Marine theatre.

The East parking field.

Photos from the Library of Congress.

Jones Beach West Bathhouse

The 'West Bathhouse' at Jones Beach, which opened in 1931.  Click HERE to see the West Bathhouse on google earth.