Ocean City NJ LSS in Trouble?

So, I'm reading the latest issue of Life Lines which is the quarterly newsletter for the USLSSHA and it mentions a LSS in Ocean City NJ that is trying to be preserved or shall I say rescued.

I'm guessing that this is a privately owned property.

I not able to find any info on this LSS...has noone ever researched its history?

I guess if it is privately owned...it cannot be visited. But one could make the argument that its history still is alive if the building hasn't vanished, right?

It sounds like it might be located on 4th street...can anyone confirm this? If so, what cross street is it on? Ocean Ave?

I may try to visit this if I get to that area and maybe poke around for some past info but at least to just get a picture of it.

BB

Ocean City Maryland Life Saving Station

I think Bob is talking about Ocean City, New Jersey.

I'm unaware of any LSS in Ocean City, NJ. Could they mean the Ludlim (spell?) in Wildwood?

I am indeed talking about Ocean City New Jersey.
Here is a link to the article in question entitled: Some News from the Jersey Shore.

http://www.uslife-savingservice.org/pdfs/LifeLinesWinter2006.pdf

I was unaware of this LSS...

BB

So I did make it to Ocean City NJ to check this place out.
It looks like it is for sale as there was a sign posted on the lawn. It is a 1882-type of station.
I snapped a couple of pics to give you an idea of what it looks like today...

http://home.comcast.net/~bobjacon/OceanCityNJ_LSS1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bobjacon/OceanCityNJ_LSS1_Tower.jpg

Hope these are sized down so you can view them.

BB

Nice pictures.

Thanks Eric! When mother nature gives me a day like this one and I've got a great new camera (NIKON D80) that takes AWESOME pictures...the two together don't get much better to get pics like these!

BB

Very nice pictures!

Yep, it is an 1882-type station, with some "modern" modification, of course.

Thanks for the photos.