Hurricane IrenePoint Pleasant Beach Scenes

August 26 - 28, 2011Friday through Sunday

- L. Press

Anticipating Irene

Martell’s Sandbags the Tiki Bar

Martell’s Boarding Restaurant

CNN Truck Anticipates a Big Story

Camera Crew Sets Up

Rides Closed As Boardwalk Empties

Beach Evacuates on Friday

Boarding Up the Condo

Furniture and Grill In and Lets Get Out of Here!

The Aftermath: First Photo of Trenton Avenue via Andy Alper’s Cousin

Locals Allowed in After 4PM Sunday Trenton Ave Still Impassable

Trenton Ave Floods Around Corner

Trenton Ave Water Recedes

Can We Pull the Car in Yet?

The Sign Says It All

Beach Remains Closed Through Sunday

Dunes Between Trenton Ave & Risden’s Took A Pounding From the Surge

Residue of Sand on Trenton Ave As Crews “Plowed” Clear Paths

Amazingly Our Old Rickety Warped Boardwalk Is Unaffected By the Storm!

The Boardwalk in Spring Lake Didn’t Fare As Well

Martell’s Pier Still Standing

Jenkinson’s Rides Relatively Unscathed

House Two Doors Away With Split Tree

Water Receding from our Property

Little Silver Lake in Neighbors’ Yards East Side

Lake in Back Yard Neighbors on West

The Swans Have A New Temporary Back Yard (Neighbors to Our West)

Lake Recedes From Our Back Yard

Little Boy Bolted Next Door

His Normal Position Keeping His Head Above Water!

Little Boy Surveys the Morning After

Starbucks Rt. 35 Powerless and Closed

Sunset Promises Dawn of New Day

Goodbye, Irene!