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Uniform TitleEgg Harbor City skating rink in 1988, just before its destruction.
Date Created1988
SubjectRecreation, skating rink
Extent1 images
DescriptionLeft angle view of the Egg Harbor City skating rink in 1988, just before its destruction. The complete front of the center is in view as well as part of the circular driveway.

The city skating rink was located between Cincinnati and Buffalo Avenues on Atlantic Street. It was a W.P.A. project built during the Great Depression. Over the years, the concrete slabs settled and cracked making it difficult to use. These photos were taken in April 1988, shortly before it was demolished and leveled in preparation for becoming a parking lot across Atlantic Street from the New Jersey Transit station there. The original demolition was called for as a part of the environmental clean-up caused by the gas plant that occupied the space between the rink and Buffalo Avenue. It was found that organic compounds such as benzene and toluene being produced had polluted the ground water and was spreading throughout the city. South Jersey Industries was the successor of the gas company and became liable for the clean-up. This included digging a large hole into the ground and having contaminated earth sterilized in a fluidized bend furnace before returning the soil to the hole. In addition, several wells were installed to pump water into the ground and force polluted water to a central well head where the water was cleaned up and pumped back into the ground

The buildings in the background were once part of the Nurre Mirror Company. Nurre bought the property following the fire that destroyed Liberty Cut Glass. Pembroke Clothing Company also occupied part of the building, making overcoats for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.
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Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VQ33SS
CollectionEgg Harbor City Historical Society Photographs
Organization NameEgg Harbor City Historical Society
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