The famous Surfing store Ron Jons in Cocoa Beach Florida USA
Ron Jon's started simply enough. It was 1959, and on the New Jersey shore a kid named Ron DiMenna was discovering the sport of surfing with fibreglass surfboards. His pastime soon became a passion and his homemade surfboards would no longer do. When his father heard that Ron wanted his own custom surfboard from California, he suggested, "Buy three, sell two at a profit, then yours will be free." Dad was right, Ron Jon Surf Shop was born, and as they say, the rest is the hot flamingo pink and tropical green Ron Jon's in Cocoa Beach, two floors are packed with everything from bathing suits to boogie boards. All of it available 24-hours out of every day and most of it bearing the Ron Jon Ron Jon logo is so valued that it is not unusual to see it on teenagers and beach goers all across the state. . Ron Jon's, a surf shop, receives 2 million visitors a year Cocoa Beach is home to the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame The first non-native settlement in the area was by a family of freed slaves following the Civil War. In 1888, a group of men from Cocoa bought the entire tract of land, which went undeveloped until it was bought out in 1923 by a member of the group—Gus Edwards, Cocoa's city attorney. At that time, Edwards' total holdings included approximately 600 acres and he had stopped practicing law to devote all his efforts to developing the Town of Cocoa Beach was established on June 5, 1925. Gus C. Edwards was elected as mayor. On July 27, 1925, plans for a pier became official. By 1939, the town had 49 Beach started its major growth during the 1960s (1000% population increase from 1950 to 1960) due to America's space program. NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is located approximately 15 miles north of the town. Many people moved to Cocoa Beach due to their jobs involving the space program, The Cocoa Beach Pier, formerly known as the Cape Canaveral Pier, was built in 1962. An annual Easter Surfing Festival began in 1964
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Location: Ron Jon Store, Cocoa beach, Florida USA
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