Keywords: old photographs of long beach island, nj oldphotographsoflongbeachislandnj america's vanishing history americasvanishinghistory bsouthj america's vanishing houses americasvanishinghouses not storm damage! notstormdamage during demolition duringdemolition outdoor vehicle architecture truck building This is an example of a construction trend of knocking down older homes, regardless of any historical value they might have, and hauling them off to dumps to clear properties for construction of new homes. The house is broken up and smashed into waiting dumpsters. It's sort of like "slash and burn" destruction/construction without the smoke... just lots of dust and noise. (Note: old picture from a point & shoot camera.) This is an example of a construction trend of knocking down older homes, regardless of any historical value they might have, and hauling them off to dumps to clear properties for construction of new homes. The house is broken up and smashed into waiting dumpsters. It's sort of like "slash and burn" destruction/construction without the smoke... just lots of dust and noise. (Note: old picture from a point & shoot camera.) |