In 2008, Michael Massaia started to document the amusement piers that skirt the New Jersey coastline during their most vacant moments (usually between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 a.m.). These images were predominantly shot on the Funtown and Casino Piers in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights, New Jersey. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed both piers, forever altering the landscape. These images chronicle the final days of these piers, as well as what remains of the piers and their surroundings in the years following their devastation.
Michael Massaia | Afterlife: New Jersey
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Moby Dick & Swing Ride
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The Star Jet Coaster
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Atlantic City Carousel
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Approaching Storm
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Casino Pier Remnants
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Funtown Pier Remnants
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Stardust, Dawn – Wildwood
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Primetime Arcade
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Panoramic, Dawn
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Crystal Sands, Dawn – Wildwood
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Broken Pier & Sunset
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Great White – Wildwood
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Coin Castle
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Old Time Photos
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Wildwood Boardwalk, Sunrise
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Rydell Portrait & Empty Beach
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Sugar Shack – Wildwood
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Strong Man #2
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Steel Pier, Moonrise
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Great White, Moonrise