Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
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N 40° 13.411 W 073° 59.921
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Greetings from Asbury Park. This Jersey Shore town was once the resort area of the Jersey Shore. Offering the newest and best in technologies, arts and entertainment, this was the place to be in the "Glory Days."
Waymark Code: WM3GTC
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2008
Views: 9
A Renaissance known as the "Gilded Age" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was the heyday of Asbury Park. In 1870, New York industrialist and real estate developer James A. Bradley, began to bring year-round commercialism to this residential shore resort, attracting new merchants, businesses and prominant figures. By 1890, the town was experiencing unprecedented growth.
Travelers flocked to the boardwalk, a resort attraction rivaling Atlantic City's, and hotels and restaurants flourished with the influx of tourist dollars. The boardwalk was a main attraction, offering tourists the newest in "talkies", an intricatly carved carousel, ferris wheel, casinos and other amusements.
New York architect Whitney Warren designed the city's most enduring Landmark: the Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall complex. Here, visitors were treated to live entertainment, as they still are today.
Though the city has witnessed an economic decline in the past couple of decades, a new Renaissance is sweeping this town, and many of the historic buildings, such as the Convention Hall are undergoing restoration.
Street address:
Ocean Ave & 5th Ave
Asbury Park, NJ USA
07712
County / Borough / Parish: Monmouth County, New Jersey
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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