Portfolio: New Work: Sea Level Rise: 121114-0390-Seaside-Heights

Hurricane Sandy smashed into Seaside Heights, New Jersey, ripping out its iconic boardwalk and tossing its roller coaster, Jet Star, into the waves. Superstorm Sandy ravaged what Chris Christie famously described as, “the Jersey Shore of my youth.” Images of Jet Star in the ocean and devastation of the pier symbolized the storm’s havoc in the months and years after.

Hurricane Sandy smashed into Seaside Heights, New Jersey, ripping out its iconic boardwalk and tossing its roller coaster, Jet Star, into the waves. Superstorm Sandy ravaged what Chris Christie famously described as, “the Jersey Shore of my youth.” Images of Jet Star in the ocean and devastation of the pier symbolized the storm’s havoc in the months and years after.