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Methodist Urbanism: Ocean Grove
Posted on September 20, 2018September 23, 2018

Methodist Urbanism: Ocean Grove

Here’s the ubiquitous American landscape with a dash of central New Jersey local color. It’s not the rain and dark skies that make it look so bleak. No amount of sunshine can brighten this much asphalt, synthetic stucco, and vinyl siding. There’s no point in complaining about any of it. It exists and will continue … Continue reading Methodist Urbanism: Ocean Grove

The Sacred Cul-de-Sac: Lakewood
Posted on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018

The Sacred Cul-de-Sac: Lakewood

In 1901 John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil (now ExxonMobil) began purchasing hundreds of acres of land around the town of Lakewood, New Jersey an hour and a half south of New York. He then built a thirty bedroom, twenty bathroom country estate. Lakewood was a prosperous year round vacation destination complete with swimming, tennis, … Continue reading The Sacred Cul-de-Sac: Lakewood

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