I know this isn't Long Beach, but it's close enough to be included here, and the Long Beach Fire Department had a large support role in this fire. The Nautilus Hotel once stood near on the ocean in front of the Atlantic Beach Bridge. Ruby Sheinwald sent me this great series of photos showing the unfortunate destruction of the building. The fire occurred in March of 1960 and resulted in a loss of 5.5 million dollars. That documentation was provided by the mother of Ann Hossler, who worked there in the summer of 1959 and still had the newspaper article from March 1960 describing the fire. Apparently FDNY was also summoned from the Rockaways to assist and water was drafted from Reynolds Channel and relayed to the burning hotel. If anyone else has any particulars on this fire please email me. Chuck Jacobi
