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1786
Date Created2006
DescriptionAsbury Park Public Library, located at 500 1st Avenue. The Asbury Park Public Library was established in 1875.
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1787
Date Created2006
DescriptionBy the 1890's Ocean Grove's popularity continued to grow as people flocked to this seaside town for spiritual rejuvenation. The 3,000 seat open-air auditorium (known as "The Third Auditorium") used...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1788
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe Casino was once a popular amusement center on the central Jersey Shore. The original Casino burned to the ground in the 1920's and a new version designed by New York architects Warren and Wetmore...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1789
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe Tent Colony originated when people came to Ocean Grove in the summer to attend Camp Meetings and return to a simpler way of life. There were few residential structures in the community and...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1790
Date Created2006
DescriptionDesigned by the New York firm of Warren and Wetmore (who also designed New York's Grand Central Station) Asbury Park's Convention Hall frames the north end of the town's boardwalk. Built from 1928 to...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1791
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe Metropolitan Hotel, located on the corner of Heck Street and Asbury Avenue, was once one of the premier Victorian Hotels in Asbury Park, NJ. Built in the early 20th century it was a few blocks...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1792
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe Metropolitan Hotel, located on the corner of Heck Street and Asbury Avenue, was once one of the premier Victorian Hotels in Asbury Park, NJ. Built in the early 20th century, it was a few blocks...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1793
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe Wonder Bar is a nightclub in Asbury Park. The face of "Tillie" appears on it's facade. Asbury Park's Tillie was created by Neptune's Worth Thomas for the now demolished Palace Amusements. It was...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1794
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe availability of fresh water was critical to the success of Ocean Grove. Named after a well dug by Abraham in the Old Testament, Beersheba Well was first drilled in 1870. On August 20, 1904 famed...
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)
1795
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe mile long boardwalk in Asbury Park was once the crown jewel of the Jersey Shore. Hard times in the 1970's and 1980's resulted in many businesses leaving and the boardwalk falling into disrepair....
Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)