Brick, New Jersey is a medium sized, middle-class town, home to many growing families, and it's located in Central Jersey. This town is filled with all different types of people. It's the type of town that everyone says they can't wait to leave, but always wind up coming back to. Brick is a town located near the shore, and it is home to a bunch of beautiful beaches, so it attracts people from all over the place. Contrary from what locals would say, Brick has tons of things to do for fun. For example, you could go to the movies, enjoy a sunny day at Windward park, or go to the next town over and have fun at the Point Pleasant boardwalk. This town is full of opportunities and fun things to do if you really look. Kids who grew up in Brick, NJ experienced basically all of the same things and did the same things for fun. There is only so much to do in Brick when you don't have your license, but we still had fun. Kids who grew up in this town hate to love it, even though they have made so many amazing memories here. If you grew up or have lived in Brick as a teenager, you can definitely related to most of these things:
1. You used to know Brick as the safest town in the country, but according to the news articles on the internet, it has seemed to change quite a bit.
2. As a kid in middle school you used to hang out at the 'fields', or walk around Brick Plaza for hours after seeing a movie. You also probably got bored and walked into Bon Ton and A&P.
3. You took the beach bus to Brick beach before you got your license, and had to walk all the way from Brick 1 to Brick 3 every morning.
4.You either went to Old Brick, or Brick Memorial, and you know how intense the rivalry is, especially when it comes to football or hockey. And you know students and alum will always fight over it, doesn't matter if you are still in school or graduated 4 years ago.
5. Football games were wild, and you took the theme of the night (either camo-nation, black out, or white out) very seriously.
6. Applebee's was the place to be Friday nights with all of your friends if there was nothing else to do.
7. Living in Brick in the summer is absolutely horrible.
8. All of the main roads are clogged with BENNIES and it would take forever to get anywhere around Brick.
9. You probably live at least two seconds away from a Wawa no matter where in Brick you are.
10. You probably grew up saying how much you can't wait to get out of this town, even though it holds so many memories. And you will definitely miss it once you go away for college.
