A recent article in OCNJ Daily titled Ocean City to demolish old homes for parking highlighted two 100+ year-old homes slated for demolition (now sadly gone).

It got us thinking. Did you know that houses in Ocean City used to get relocated all the time, and we’re not talking a few feet? We mean blocks. A house on 3rd Street might end up on 23rd. That was just how things were done.

OCEAN CITY – John Zdon grew up in Marlton and the beach was usually just a day trip for his family. As he grew older, he started to venture out on his own and Ocean City became a common destination. After marriage to wife Cheryl and the birth of children, they wanted a family vacation destination to build memories. Ocean City became that place.

The last days of 1100 Central…but maybe the dawn of new day for preservation.