Images from Asbury Park
Founded in 1871, the city that became famous for honky-tonk entertainment was named after the first U.S. bishop of the Methodist Church, a movement whose founder condemned "vain and demoralizing amusements."
The new resort had a mile-long beach and avenues that flared out as they approached the water, affording excellent sea views. It became a year-round community, with a downtown business district and fine single-family houses.
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| Old Casino at Asbury Park, New Jersey The Casino in Asbury Park, N.J., never housed gambling but did have a carousel and a roller rink. In the 1990s it turned into a flea market. Now it symbolizes the city's decline. |
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| Vintage Poster of SouthSide Johnny framed on a Cracked Wall Asbury Park was the music scene that produced Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and a Shore sound that eventually provided a seed for Asbury's rebirth. |
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| A muted gray sky back lights an industrial landscape in Asbury
Yet by the early 1980s, the city "started to close down."
The Ferris Wheel and the Carousel were sold off.
Asbury eventually adopted a redevelopment plan, and a 12-story condo tower began to rise in 1989. Then work stopped in 1991, and bankruptcy litigation kept the site in limbo.
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| Tillie -Wonder Bar |
The famous face of Tillie, a symbol of the Jersey Shore
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| Welcome to Asbury |
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| The Copper Ship |
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| South Side Detailed views of the South Side section of the Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall, built in the 1920's |
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