Aerial Photograph (Stone Harbor to 64th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
Stone Harbor to 66th Street
These aerial photographs were taken in 1973 by the Aero Service Corp.
Aerial Photograph (64th Street to 74th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
72nd to 67th Street
The Aero Service Corp. had previously photographed the devastation caused by the 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm.
Aerial Photograph (62nd Street to 69th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
68th to 63rd Street
These photographs were donated by a former U.S. Army Colonel and Aero Service Corp. employee, William S. Cadzow Jr.
Aerial Photograph (59th Street to 66th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
63rd to 60th Street
As shown in these photographs, much of the island had already been developed by 1973.
Aerial Photograph (56th Street to 63rd Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
62nd to 56th Street
The northern part of the island was developed first, so the southern houses were relatively new at the time.
Aerial Photograph (50th Street to 57th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
56th to 50th Street
The man-made canal at the top of this photograph was dredged in the 1920s.
Aerial Photograph (33rd Street to 42nd Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
42nd to 35th Street
Noticeably absent are the 39th Street Park and the Avalon History Center.
Aerial Photograph (28th Street to 34th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
34th to 28th Street
This section of Avalon was originally called "Peermont" in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Aerial Photograph (25th Street to 34th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
33rd to 26th Street
At the top of this photograph, you can see the Avalon Elementary School as it appeared before its expansion.
Aerial Photograph (Seagate Beach Community) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
Seagate Development on 21st Street
This collection of bungalows was first developed in the 1920s.
Aerial Photograph (21st Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
Seagate Development on 21st Street
On the western end of Seagate, there was a swing bridge to the mainland until Avalon Boulevard was completed in 1968.
Aerial Photograph (Bridges) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
25th and 21st Street Bridges
The canals surrounding Seagate were dredged in 1910.
Aerial Photograph (10th Street to 19th Street) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
18th to 11th Street
Some of Avalon's oldest houses are on the northern part of the island.
Aerial Photograph (Townsends Inlet) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
Townsends Inlet
This is the site of Avalon's first development. The railroad would come down from Sea Isle City and run south along today's Dune Drive.
Aerial Photograph (21st Street Bridge) (1973-07-12) by William CadzowThe Avalon History Center
18th to 24th Street
Looking east in this photograph, you can see the location of Veterans Plaza and the Princeton Hotel on 21st Street.
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