Moat undergoes a sea change

The Jones Beach Theater has rocked all summer long, with big-name performers from Santana to Tom Petty giving concerts to crowds of up to 14,000 people. But the Jones Beach audience didn't always come for pop music. In the 1940s and 1950s, the theater was mainly known for shows, performed both onstage and on watercraft that skimmed the salt water in a wide moat.

By Tien-Shun Lee