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Jordan, Joe J. was born on May 5, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edmund F. and Elizabeth N. (Jungkurth) Jordan.
(The smallest shore resort on the New Jersey coast, Cape M...)
The smallest shore resort on the New Jersey coast, Cape May Point has more than one million visitors each year! This beautiful book depicts Cape May Point's wonderful gingerbread cottages, Victorian chapels, and bantam bungalows that are turning into plastic palaces. Learn about the grand hotels, the two disastrous fires, President Harrison's scandal, the religious revivals and camp meetings, the Country Club, and, of course, the devastating storms that affected the Point. Take a nostalgic journey to Cape May Point's immediate neighbors: the old Life Saving Station, Sunset Beach, the New Jersey State Park, the former South Cape May, the Lighthouse, and Higbee's Beach. Illustrated with over 200 classic photos and drawings, this book will delight vacationers and residents, and inspire future generations of shore-goers.
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(This beautiful book depicts the wonderful gingerbread cot...)
This beautiful book depicts the wonderful gingerbread cottages, Victorian chapels, and bantam bungalows of this popular New Jersey resort. Learn about the grand hotels, disastrous fires, President Harrison's scandal, religious revivals and camp meetings, the Country Club, and, of course, the devastating storms. Includes Cape May Point's immediate neighbours: the old Life Saving Station, Sunset Beach, the New Jersey State Park, the former South Cape May, the Lighthouse, and Higbee's Beach. For anyone who's ever been, this is a nostalgic journey for everyone else, an excellent guide.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764321080/?tag=2022091-20
Jordan, Joe J. was born on May 5, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edmund F. and Elizabeth N. (Jungkurth) Jordan.
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Illinois, 1949.
Principal, Joe J. Jordan, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia, 1961-1981; partner, The Delta Group, Philadelphia, 1972-1974; principal, president, Jordan, Mitchell Inc., Philadelphia, 1981-1993. United Nations technical assistance expert Middle East Technology U., Ankara, Turkey, 1958-1960, acting head department architecture, 1959, architectural advisor to university president, 1960. Member of faculty department architecture Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1962, Adjunct Professor, 1964, head department, 1965-1977.
(The smallest shore resort on the New Jersey coast, Cape M...)
(This beautiful book depicts the wonderful gingerbread cot...)
Member Citizens Council on City Planning, Philadelphia, 1956-1970. Board directors Philadelphia Center for Older People, 1964-1970, Reed St. Neighborhood House, Philadelphia, 1968-1969. Member Mayor's Committee on Housing, Philadelphia, 1973-1976.
Member Governor Task Force on Multi-Svc. Senior Centers in Pennsylvania, 1975-1978, New Jersey Assisted Living Facilities Task Force, 1995-1996. President Cape May Tennis Club Inc., 1991-1993.
Vice president Greater Cape May History Society, since 1998. Fellow American Institute of Architects (Citation for Excellence Philadelphia Chapter, Honor award, others). Member Pennsylvania Society Architects, Pennsylvania Association Non-Profit Homes for the Aging, National Council on Aging.
Married Sarah Jeanne Connolly, November 1, 1974.