Statement from the Seaside Heights Office of Public Relations regarding the Promotional Film of Seaside Heights from 1960:
This promotional film of Seaside Heights from 1960 was discovered by Peter J. Smith, Director of the Seaside Heights Office of Public Relations in May 2008, and was converted to modern video format by Joe Verderosa of Greenrose Media and is now posted on youtube.com to be enjoyed worldwide.
Peter had seen this film once before in his life as a child, when it was shown by Mr. Hugh J. Boyd, Principal of the namesake school in Seaside Heights. Working for Seaside Heights as an adult, and feeling the film reel must be somewhere, Peter spent five years looking for it inside the Borough Hall. Several other films were found from the past over the years, but none had been “it”.
One day, Peter had to reach high on a shelf to retrieve a box of 8 radios. However, the box only had 7 radios inside. This made him grab a stepladder and look for the missing eighth radio. The radio was found in the far back of the highest shelf, on top of a reel of film, which turned out to be the long-lost Sun and Fun promo footage in pristine condition. We like to think that the spirit of 12-term Seaside Heights Mayor J. Stanley Tunney, who appears in this film, and is believed to occasionally make a paranormal visit to the Borough Hall, led us to this valuable piece of history.”
ADDITIONAL UPDATES REGARDING 1960 FILM:
The response to the 1960 film has been astounding, and to date OVER 70,000 HITS on youtube.com, with a continuing growing amount of viewers. Many people have been touched by the film. There have been recognitions of some of those who appeared in it, including “Lucky” Carrozza of Fascination, and daughter Sue Cassadonte seen bathing, as well as Doreen (Chabok) Paola as a 6-year old girl. The Seaside Heights Office of Public Relations intends to release vintage films from the 1970’s and the 1980’s as well soon, due to the unpredicted popularity of the film.
