Jones Beach State Park
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Jones Beach State Park
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| location | Jones Beach Island , Nassau County , New York State , United States | |
| surface | 9.77 | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 36 ' N , 73 ° 30' W | |
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| Setup date | 1908 | |
| administration | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | |
Jones Beach State Park (colloquially: Jones Beach ) is a state park in southern Suffolk County , New York , Nassau County , in the hamlet of Wantagh , on Jones Beach Island , a barrier island that connects to Long Island through Meadowbrook State Parkway , Wantagh State Parkway and Ocean Parkway is connected.
The park stretches for 6.5 mi (10.5 km ) and is famous for its beaches, which with one exception ( Zachs Bay ) face the open Atlantic Ocean . They are the most popular and busiest beaches in the New York Metropolitan Area , with an estimated six million visitors annually.
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Jones Beach Theater), an open-air arena in the park area, is often used as a venue for musical and concert performances. There is also a 3 km (2 mi) long boardwalk . Formerly there were also other ballrooms and catering facilities that were used for private parties and weddings; however, these have now been closed.
Jones Beach is named after Thomas Jones , a major in the Queens County Militia from the 1600s who built a whaling station on the outer coast near the current park area.
history
Design by Robert Moses
The park was established during Robert Moses' tenure as President of the Long Island State Park Commission . It was Moses' first major public project. The park was created as part of the construction of the parkways on Long Island. Jones Beach was deliberately planned without private development and made accessible to the general public. In addition, some private houses on High Hill Beach had to be shipped to West Gilgo Beach on boats to create more space for the park.
When Moses and his planning group first inspected Jones Beach Island , it was a swampy sandbar just 2 ft (70 cm) above sea level. In stormy weather, the island was often completely flooded. Large excavators were then used day and night to pour sand from the bottom of the bay, eventually causing the island to grow to a height of 12 ft (3.7 m). Another problem was the wind, because the fine, silvery sand was easily blown away by the wind and made for violent sand gusts that made life difficult for the workers. This made it very unlikely that the beach would be used as a resort. Moses sent landscape architects to other stable beaches on Long Island who brought the news that a type of beach grass ( Ammophila arenaria ), whose roots grow shallow in the ground, held the dunes in place and formed a windbreak. In the summer of 1928, thousands were working hand-planting grass on the beach.
Many buildings and structures date from the 1920s and are therefore kept in the Art Deco style. In the center of a roundabout , Moses as the end point of the Wantagh State Parkway had planned, he left a water tower in Italianate style building, which serves as the central object of the park. He also planned two large bathhouses. After Moses had already rejected a few designs for the bathhouses, he chose the designs of the young and relatively inexperienced Herbert Magoon . Moses himself also chose Ohio's sandstone and Barbizon brick building materials - two of the most expensive materials available at the time.
The park opened on August 4, 1929, along with the causeway , which is accessible by automobile from Long Island. The dam was the first section of the emerging Wantagh State Parkway. Was unusual for the time that no funfair-like rides were allowed in the park area. Robert Moses had a secret request in reserving his award-winning wildlife sanctuary to white, wealthy Americans. To do this, he had hundreds of access bridges built along the highway so low (2.80 m) that only private cars could drive through and not buses for the poorer population. Hannah Fry sees this as an early example of hidden algorithms .
Indian Village at Jones Beach
In 1930 Robert Moses hired Rosebud Yellow Robe to be the director of the Indian Village at Jones Beach State Park . Yellow Robe became a star for the thousands of children who visited the Indian Village each summer from 1930 to 1950.
The Indian Village was considered a village of Plains Indians designed (Plains Indian) with three large tipis . The large Council Tipi (meeting tent) housed several museum display cases with artifacts from the American Museum of Natural History . The other tipis served as club houses for the children.
At this theme park, Yellow Robe taught tens of thousands of school children and generations of New Yorkers about Indian history and culture. Mainly she told stories and talked about the folklore of the Lakota and the "Eastern Woodlands tribes". Rosebud recalled: "When I was teaching the school classes in New York for the first time, many of the younger children hid under their school desks because they knew from films what a bloodthirsty scalping Indian could do to them."
Yellow Robe was dressed in a 19th century Lakota costume: a deerskin costume with leggings , moccasins , a feathered warbonnet (feather bonnet), which, however, was usually not worn by women. Rosebud taught the children stories and legends that she and her sister had heard from their father, as well as showing handicrafts, games and songs. Each season ended with the Annual American Indian Art Exhibit , where the children's projects were displayed and evaluated. The winners received authentic Native American artifacts, which were then displayed in the participating schools.
During the winter season, Yellow Robe visited schools and libraries to tell stories. In the summer of 1932, Rosebud held a ceremony she referred to as the Peace Council Fire , which alone attracted about 1,000 people, including 300 children.
Terrain and facilities
Ocean beaches and bay beach
Jones Beach State Park has 6.5 miles of beaches that overlook the open Atlantic and one half-mile, Zachs Bay, is laid out for bathing in calm water. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act , many of the facilities have been designed to be handicapped accessible.
building
The main buildings are the two large bathhouses (west and east) and the large water tower, which were built according to the specifications of Moses. The water tower with a height of 188 ft (57 m) was built in 1930 based on the model of the Markus Tower in Venice and extensively restored in 2010 for $ 6.1 million. The large mosaics of the Central Mall Walkway by the water tower were also restored for $ 177,000 in 2015 after a renovation plan for a total of $ 65 million was approved in 2014.
The park is also home to the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell , which is used for music events. It's at Parking Field 4.
800 m north of the beach, above Zachs Bay, is the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater , (formerly: Jones Beach Marine Theater, Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, German Northwell Health Center in the Jones Beach Theater). This amphitheater opened in 1952 and holds 15,200 people. Numerous concerts are held there in the summer months. The previous wooden building from 1930 was destroyed in a severe hurricane in 1937.
A pitch & putt course (par 3) is located between the Bohlenweg and the Atlantic. Basketball, paddle tennis and shuffleboard facilities are also available.
The Bethpage Air Show has been held at Jones Beach since 2004 . The air show usually takes place on the last weekend in May, Memorial Day weekend. It is one of the largest shows in the United States, drawing 231,000 visitors in 2015 alone.
Restaurants and kiosks
Many kiosks are set up along the Bohlenweg during the season, but only a few remain open after the season. There are no longer any beach bars or festive events.
Originally there was The Boardwalk Cafe , a large restaurant with an ocean view. It was built in 1966 and demolished in 2004 due to erosion damage. There were plans to replace a $ 40 million restaurant with 1,500 seats and 6,500 m² of space, the so-called "Trump on the Ocean" owned by Donald Trump and managed by the impresario Steven Carl. However, the project was held up for years by legal proceedings over permits for the planned foundations and was finally abandoned after Hurricane Sandy .
The West Bath House housed an ice cream parlor from the Friendly’s chain .
Swimming pools
Robert Moses' original plan was to keep two swimming pools open to the public on Jones Beach: the West Bath House Pool and the East Bath House Pool. While the West Bath House Pool is open, financial constraints forced the East Bath House Pool to close in 2009. As part of the approval of the 2014 renovations, it was announced that the West Bath House would receive $ 7 million for renovations and those responsible have their wishes in other words, to reopen the East Bath House.
Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
The Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center shows various marine habitats in its exhibition and is responsible for the protection zones: the South Shore Estuary Reserve , the coast and the dune areas. In the center's building, children can touch living marine life and work with a microscope; Outside, visitors can dig up whale bones in Discovery Bone Cove , explore the Butterfly Garden, or watch a shipwreck. The center also offers guided tours.
Parking fields
Parking was originally provided by West End 1 (replaced in 1992 by Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center) and West End 2 , in the westernmost part of the state park by the jetty at Jones' Inlet . West End 2 is now a designated surfing area, but was officially closed in April 2009 due to the state's financial crisis.
Directions
Jones Beach can be reached by car, boat, bike and, in season, by bus. Most visitors drive to the Meadowbrook State Parkway or Wantagh State Parkway; further access is provided by the Ocean Parkway . Many visitors also come by train on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) via Freeport and take the bus from there. The anchorages in Zachs Bay are particularly popular with boat owners.
A greenway along Wantagh State Parkway allows cyclists, walkers, and roller-skaters to access Cedar Creek County Park on Merrick Road, 4 mi (6.4 km) away . A similar green corridor to Long Beach is being planned.
Parking fees apply, but a New York State Empire Passport ($ 65) can be used as a free pass. The six main parking spaces along the Bohlenweg have a capacity of around 14,300 vehicles.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ A b NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: State Park Acquisition Record and Document Review. [1] 2010: 17.
- ↑ GNIS 954155 Jones Beach State Park In: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 10, 2018
- ^ Newsday: Beaches: Zach's Bay. November 21, 2012.
- ↑ NewYork.HometownLocator.com Feature map: Zach's Bay [2] .
- ^ State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003. Data.ny.gov, July 16, 2015.
- ↑ a b c Long Island Exchange. ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Jones Beach.
- ^ Jones Beach State Park: History. ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JonesBeach.org. November 21, 2012.
- ↑ Marlo Jappen: Secrets of Jones Beach State Park . Newsday . June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Bruce Lambert: One Man's Dream, Blissful Jones Beach Is Like No Other Place. The New York Times 1997-09-28.
- ^ A b Robert A. Caro : The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York . Vintage Publishers Jul 12, 1975: 222-224.
- ^ Wantagh State Parkway. NYCroads.com, March 17, 2010.
- ^ New Beach at Jones Park Planned as Place of Rest; Long Island Public Playground Opening Today Kept Free of Usual Concessions. The New York Times 1929-08-04: 22.
- ^ Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, London 2015, p. 318.
- ↑ Hannah Fry: Hello World, Munich 2019, p. 13.
- ↑ Obituary: Lecturer Rosebud Yellow Robe Frantz. In: The New York Times 1992-10-08.
- ↑ "Through [her] work, tens of thousands of children were provided with a new and realistic depiction of American Indians." Barnett and Klein's 2005 American National Biography supplement.
- ↑ a b Marjorie Weinberg; Luke Yellow Robe: The Real Rosebud: The Triumph of a Lakota Woman. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 2004: 43. ISBN 0803248083 [3] .
- ↑ a b Marjorie Weinberg; Luke Yellow Robe: The Real Rosebud: The Triumph of a Lakota Woman. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 2004: 2.
- ^ Bill Bleyer: Copper roof installed on Jones Beach water tower. In: Newsday, October 5, 2010.
- ^ State Parks Unveils Restored Jones Beach Mosaics. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. September 28, 2015.
- ^ Bill Bleyer: Jones Beach mosaics, restored for $ 177G, unveiled by state parks department. In: Newsday, September 28, 2015.
- ^ Jones Beach Events: Directions. ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 21, 2012.
- ^ Jones Beach Events: Schedule. ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. jonesbeachevents.com November 21, 2012.
- Jump up ↑ Hundreds Of Thousands Hit Jones Beach For Bethpage Air Show. CBS New York, May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Restaurants. ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 21, 2012.
- ↑ Robin Finn: On the Ocean, a Trump Deal. In: The New York Times 2006-09-24.
- ↑ Jane H. Furse: Trump stews as critics call him a Jones Beach bum. In: NY Daily News, Oct. 18, 2010.
- ^ Jaclyn Gallucci: Trump on the Ocean Canceled After Sandy. Long Island Press. December 26, 2012.
- ↑ Jones Beach To Get $ 65 Million Overhaul. CBS New York. March 20, 2014.
- ^ Lisa W. Foderaro: The People's Palaces at the Beach. In: The New York Times, April 4, 2014.
- ^ New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center.
- ↑ Linda Saslow: Jones Beach Is Hit Hard by Budget Cuts to State Parks . April 15, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ↑ NICE Bus Kicks Off its Summer Service to Jones Beach ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , NiceBus.com, November 21, 2012.
- ↑ Five Great Boating Excursions from LI ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Long Island Press, February 2007, accessed November 21, 2012.
