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.
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.
But they can't move back in, until the all that is repaired!
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.
Prayers up.
The worst part in Atlantic City is that when you lose your houses and hotels, you only get half of the value for them.
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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.
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.
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.
That question was asked often about parts of New Orleans after Katrina.
Looks a lot like Detroit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It's a derelict building that really doesn't look much worse than the last time I was there in 1981.
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.
Thanks Mark!
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
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.
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