Should a landmark like Gillian’s, with its iconic Ferris wheel, be saved? What about a hotel in Ocean City? Should there be alcohol in the dry town?
Avalon Beach Patrol Lt. Erich Wolf patrols in a lifeguard boat off the beach near 32nd Street. Jersey shore lifeguards, business owners, tourism officials, beach-tag sellers, and Realtors have a good outlook for the rest of the summer, based on beach crowds that have materialized so far. DAVID M WARREN / Staff PhotographerWatching your toddler go on a ride by themselves at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City might be one of the most exquisite experiences the Shore has to offer.
At least for the parents anyway. Do the kids remember? Maybe somewhere, a hibernating memory that awakens when they have their own kids.No expressions to decipher/no drama to diagnose/no young pain/only the joy of getting spun...”that the Gillian family would be shutting down Wonderland Pier in October, after 94 years in the business, despair was palpable. On the Facebook group, one woman wrote, “I have dreamt for years of having grandchildren to take to Wonderland … and now it’s going away.
Mita says he’s taking six months to think about the property’s future, and some are hoping even a hotel idea would, who is also mayor of Ocean City, and whose finances, personal and professional, have been on some shaky footing. He also has beenDid that murky financial picture contribute to the demise of such a beloved institution?
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