Reproduction aero-view map of Somers Point, New Jersey drawn by Rene Cinquin and published by Hughes & Cinquin in 1925. The settlement, first called Somerset Plantation, was formed on the Great Egg Harbor Bay in the late 1600's. The Somers Mansion was built in 1725 by landowner John Somers along Shore Road. The town, named for the Somers family, was incorporated as a borough in 1886, and reincorporated as a city in 1902. The popular Seaside Theatre on Bay Avenue operated in Somers Point as a motion picture venue until the mid-1970's.
The map from 1925 includes Somers Point streets, buildings, piers and railroad route. It features inset illustrations of the following:
Public School Bldg.
City Hall.
Fire Hall Bldg.
The First National Bank.
Littlefield Ice & Coal Company
Seaside Theatre.
George Goll.
Lewis B. Mathias.
Chas. Kenneth Roberts.
James Devlin.
Colonial Green Houses.
Somers Point Vicinity.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
1. Public School Bldg.
2. City Hall.
3. Fire Hall Bldg.
4. The First National Bank.
5. Seaside Theatre, F. W. Sautter, Prop.
6. Lewis B. Mathias.
7. Chas. Kenneth Roberts.
8. James Devlin.
9. Colonial Green Houses.
10. George Goll.
Arnold, J. J. Arnold Lumber Mills, Inc. President of Chamber of Commerce.
Devlin, James, Real Estate and Insurance Broker. Garfield Avenue and Shore Road.
Beach House. W. E. Kavanagh, Prop. Main Drive.
Conover, Chester. Meats, Groceries and Provisions. New Jersey Avenue and Shore Road.
Colonial Green Houses. Theodore Meskers, Proprietor.
Eliason, L. Edmund. Auto Supplies, House Furnishings.
First National Bank, The. C. P. Robinson, President, George Goll, Vice President, E. R. Ryne, Cashier.
Goll, George. Mayor. Shore Road and Gibbs Ave.
Green, Joseph. Patent Medicines, Stationery, Cigars, Magazines, Headquarters for Newspapers. Shore Road and Higbee Ave.
Lewis, Roy S. Plumbing and Heating. Conn. Ave. and Shore Road.
Lingo, Adolph B. Dealer in General Merchandise, Hardware, House Furnishings, Oils, Paints and Glass, Groceries, Tobaccos and Cigars.
Madkiff, James. General Contracting, Hauling and Teaming.
Main, M. B. Contractor for all kinds of Painting, Repairing and Erecting, Stand Pipes and Water Tanks a Specialty.
Mathias, Lewis B. Real Estate and Insurance. Main Ave. corner New Jersey Ave.
Manley, William L. Real Estate and Builder, Bungalows, Building Lots.
Marriott, William F. Painting and Decorating.
Parsells Coal. Two Yards, N. J. Ave. and R. R. Somers Point, Indiana Ave. and Baltic Ave., Atlantic City.
Pratt, E. R. Family Shoes and Gent's Furnishings. Shore Road and New Jersey Ave.
Ford Automobile Repairing a Specialty. Authorized Ford Station. Shore Road and Delaware Ave.
Ralston, C. F. Apothecary. Shore Road head of Delaware Ave.
Roberts, Chas. Kenneth. Real Estate and Insurance. Roberts Building, Main and Annie Aves.
Schull, M. V. B. Real Estate Broker.
Seaside Theatre. F. W. Sautter, Prop. Higbee and Bay Ave.
Sharrock, William. General Contractor and Builder.
Shirey, F. D. Garage and Machine Shop. Marine, Stationary and Automobile Engines Repaired. Bay Ave. and Longport Blvd.
Smith, Raymond. Builder and Contractor.
Smith, Walter A. Plumbing.
Somers Point Improvement Co. Howe Company Realtors, General Agents. 5311 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City.
Steelman Somers and Son. Contractors and Builders.