Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . ed by Pennsylvania Railroadfrom Broad St. station during summer months, and all theyear from ft. Market St., and by Philadelphia & Reading Rail-way from ft. Chestnut St. Five Mile Beach, N. J. Wildwood, Anglesea, North Wild-wood, Holly Beach, and Wildwood Crest form a quintette ofresorts occupying the whole of the Five Mile Beach. They arejoined together by a continuous electric line and by a wide board-walk, which ranks a close second to Atlantic Citys famed prome-nade, and fronts directly on one of the hardest and widestbeaches in th
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . ed by Pennsylvania Railroadfrom Broad St. station during summer months, and all theyear from ft. Market St., and by Philadelphia & Reading Rail-way from ft. Chestnut St. Five Mile Beach, N. J. Wildwood, Anglesea, North Wild-wood, Holly Beach, and Wildwood Crest form a quintette ofresorts occupying the whole of the Five Mile Beach. They arejoined together by a continuous electric line and by a wide board-walk, which ranks a close second to Atlantic Citys famed prome-nade, and fronts directly on one of the hardest and widestbeaches in the world. Wildwood, N. J., itself is the metropolis of this cluster ofseaside towns. With many fine hotels and amusement places,and with stores of almost metropolitan character, Wildwoodoffers a splendid place in which to spend a week, a month orthe whole year, for like Atlantic City and Cape May, it keepsopen house during the entire year. Anglesea, N. J., is the headquarters for deep-sea fishermenfrom all sections. 122 RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE. Holly Beach, is distinctively a cottage settlement. Wildwood Crest, N. J. is a cottageand hotel settle-ment, offering bothsea and bay boating,fishing, and by Penn-sylvania Railroadfrom Broad St. sta-tion during summermonths, and all theyear from ft. MarketSt. and by Philadel-phia & ReadingRailway from St. Cape May, N. resorts in theworld have stoodthe test of likeCape May. Recognized almost a century ago as an ideal sea-shore point for pleasure and recreation, it has taken a newimpetus through the completion of improvements whichhave more than quadrupled its area, and include the new HotelCape May and many beautiful cottages in new Cape fine ocean boulevard, 60 feet wide, extending to SewellsPoint, and thence around the harbor of Washington St., for adistance of 5 miles, provides a matchless drive, which at nopoint is more than 100 feet from high tide. Parallel to thed
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