SEE PICS & VIDEO > We love the slogan….”Just 5 minutes from Brigantine Beach.” This simple phrase describes why Brigantine Beach is one of the best beaches. We really do have the perfect mix. A family-friendly and relaxed environment of our Brigantine Beach community….mixed with a quick 5 minute drive to the non-stop excitement of Atlantic City’s entertainment, food & casino gaming. Crazy that our City leaders & Business Chamber never talk about this incredible fact, and our proximity to Jerseys #1 tourist destination. (I love to keep beating that drum)
This perfect mix has been going on for quite some time now. Back in the day, many Brigantiners would visit a place called Captain Starn’s, a popular seafood restaurant with an amazing variety of boating attractions. It even had seals & sea lions you could feed.
Some would take a sailboat ride….or maybe a speed boat cruise. Either way, Starn’s was place was THE place to go, back in the day. Just 5 minutes from Brigantine Beach.
Captain Starn’s was just off the Boardwalk in the Inlet section of Atlantic City…..opened by Clarence Starn in 1940. Click to see pics & watch Captain Starn’s featured in a movie from 1972….The King of Marvin Gardens, starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers.
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Check out this Facebook page devoted to Captain Starn’s.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Captain-Starns-Inlet-Marina/543035179051127
My sister sent me the link -we used to go there when we were kids in the 60’s
loved the sail boat and converted pt .
MY MOTHER, FATHER, BROTHER AND I DID AS WELL. WE USED TO FEED THE SEA LIONS. I HAVE MATCHES WITH OUR FAMILY PICTURE ON IT.
I have a large book of matches with something written on each match stick
Got a place setting for four that Ill never let go. It will be willed to my children.
Went there once with my dad, mom, my sister and her husband.
It was in the 1960s and we arrived in a 57 Bellaire.
I was a kid and it made a big impression on me. Wish I could go back.
Was first mate on Miss Atlantic City II for 3 summers mid 60’s while attending college. Met my wife there. Great memories.
Great memories of Captain Starns—very good food and so much fun for kids. I miss the old days!
Was a “camera girl” for the restaurant in the 70’s …took pictures that were printed on matchbooks or in a booklet. Really was a n interesting job…met many unique people!
still have the matchbook with my mom’s picture from late 1950’s!
I have a photo folder souvenir from May 31/51 inside is a picture of a tour boat setting sail. The boat is called Helena G. Starn, among the passengers are husband and his parents.