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Joe Maloney: “Asbury Park and the Jersey Shore, c. 1979” is a nostalgic look back at a greaser beach town (PHOTOS).
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1980s OCEAN CITY NJ CROWDED BEACH IN SUMMER - Stock Photo - Masterfile - Rights-Managed, Artist: ClassicStock, Code: 846-03165509
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Coney Island New Jersey USA 1981 dancing in the street boardwalk. 1980s US HOMER SYKES Stock Photo - Alamy
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Lower Manhattan, New York, view east from Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1977 | Library of Congress
![Joe Maloney: “Asbury Park and the Jersey Shore, c. 1979” is a nostalgic look back at a greaser beach town (PHOTOS). Joe Maloney: “Asbury Park and the Jersey Shore, c. 1979” is a nostalgic look back at a greaser beach town (PHOTOS).](https://compote.slate.com/images/911bb856-16e8-4b98-93e5-dd12467888d4.jpg?crop=920%2C722%2Cx0%2Cy0)