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A cool New Jersey swimming spot - the Arcola Pool Arcola started as part of Arcola Park, an outdoor amusement complex op...
08/23/2026

A cool New Jersey swimming spot - the Arcola Pool

Arcola started as part of Arcola Park, an outdoor amusement complex opened in 1926 with a massive swimming pool, rides, a dance pavilion, an auditorium and a convention hall.

Then in 1928, a major fire destroyed most of the amusement park but the pool survived and continued operating for decades as the Arcola Pool and Swim Club.

A 1931 advertisement promoted its sandy beach, separate children’s pool and lifeguards...basically an old-school North Jersey summer resort before modern water parks existed.

The pool reportedly closed after another destructive fire in the 1970s, and the property was later redeveloped

It's tradition!
08/23/2026

It's tradition!

You can be doing everything right, already speeding, fully committed, and somehow there’s still a car glued to your bump...
08/23/2026

You can be doing everything right, already speeding, fully committed, and somehow there’s still a car glued to your bumper like you personally offended them

NJ is called the Garden State for a reason. We are a leader in agricultural production... with over more than 100 differ...
08/22/2026

NJ is called the Garden State for a reason. We are a leader in agricultural production... with over more than 100 different kinds of fruits & veggies.

With all the development going on, we really need to protect the farmland and forests that are left... at all costs 🌻🌽🫑🍅

Cowtown Rodeo, has been keeping the Wild West alive right here in New Jersey since 1929! It has the distinction of being...
08/22/2026

Cowtown Rodeo, has been keeping the Wild West alive right here in New Jersey since 1929!

It has the distinction of being the oldest weekly running rodeo in the USA

I've never been but i'd love to go one day!

Pilesgrove, NJ

New Jersey may be one of the smallest states on the map, but nobody has ever accused it of having a small personality.Fo...
08/22/2026

New Jersey may be one of the smallest states on the map, but nobody has ever accused it of having a small personality.

For a state you can drive across in a few hours, we've packed in more attitude, more history, more food debates, more traffic complaints, and more local pride than should be legally possible

Action Park was nfamous for dangerous rides and giving its patrons all manner of injuries - broken bones, bruises, skin...
08/22/2026

Action Park was nfamous for dangerous rides and giving its patrons all manner of injuries - broken bones, bruises, skin ripped off, head injuries, electrocution, and a heart attack.

6 people even lost their lives on the rides within 7 years.

An employee once said, "People were bleeding all over the place."

The park operated from 1978 to 1996 when it was sold, the new owners changed it's name and demolished many of the rides.

Today it exists as a very sedate version called Mountain Creek Waterpark!

Remember when Jersey shoppers had Two Guys...The idea was simple: sell a huge variety of products at low prices. It wor...
08/21/2026

Remember when Jersey shoppers had Two Guys...

The idea was simple: sell a huge variety of products at low prices. It worked.

By the 60s and 1970s, Two Guys had grown into one of the largest discount retail chains in the country.

At its peak, the company operated dozens of locations across the Northeast and became a familiar sight in communities throughout New Jersey.

Competition from newer retailers and changing shopping habits eventually took their toll, and the chain disappeared in the early 1990s

You can always tell who’s not from Jersey…they pick up a slice like it’s a science experiment
08/21/2026

You can always tell who’s not from Jersey…they pick up a slice like it’s a science experiment

This is how villains are made...
08/21/2026

This is how villains are made...

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