Jersey Shore Magazine

J e r s e y s h o r e • s p r i n g 2 0 1 4 10 10 according to local historian Jerry Woolley, JCP&L purchased the com- pany in 1925 and was headquartered there for several years. In the 1940s, the building took on a new identity as local proprietor Jimmy Dooros transformed it into the Candy Kitchen restaurant. The Candy Kitchen was a popular place to go during the 40s and 50s, and was known for making their own ice cream and candy while music from the jukebox filled the air with songs of the day. Between the Candy Kitchen days and the early 2000s, a number of businesses came and went at the site, including the Mud Hut in the 1970s and Provident Bank, which served its customers for many years before relocating to its present location on Laurel Avenue. Current owner Stuart Katz pur- Arnold Avenue's Historic Buildings The quaint shopping district takes you back in time. BEACHCOMBER " L et u s ta k e a j o u r ne y do w n t he S hore to see w h at w e can f i n d …" The Todd Building (center), circa 1950, when Jimmy Dooros' "Candy Kitchen" restaurant was at the loca- tion. Note the unique design and detail of the building's face. Today, it is home to Stuart Katz's "Gold Fever—Catch It." Katz used this photo to guide his 2013 restoration and renovation. P etula Clark sang in the mid- 1960s, "Things will be great when you're downtown…everything's wait- ing for you." And for visitors to Point Pleasant Beach's downtown, things have been waiting for them for over a century. Arnold Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares and centerpiece of this charming Jersey Shore town, is also home to its historic shopping district. Named after Captain John Arnold, a local land owner who built the road in the late 1800s, the eyes of Arnold Avenue have seen it all, from parades and homecomings to devas- tating fires and many a resurgence of business. One building filled with history, at 636 Arnold Avenue, is the cur- rent home of Gold Fever—Catch It. Known through time as the Todd Building, the structure was originally built as a residence by William Todd for his family. Tragedy struck in March 1906, when a devastating fire reduced the Todd house, along with several neighboring structures, to ruins. After the home was rebuilt, it remained a residence until 1916, when the Lakewood and Coast Electric Company moved in. Then, Source: Jerry Woolley The Gottleib Building, circa 1909. Source: Jerry Woolley continued on page 12

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