Beach
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Parkway
Exit |
Beach Tags |
Southbound - 102
Northbound - 100A
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Weekday Daily Pass $3
Weekend & Holidays $4
Seasonal
Adult Pass $20
Senior Pass
(62 years or older) $10
Teen Pass
(13-17 years old) $10
Children under 12 free |
| Parking |
Metered
parking. |
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Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey |
Anyone
who knows Bruce Springsteen knows Asbury Park. Many other
bands got started here including Bon Jovi and Skid Row. The
Stone Pony has just been reopened and is back in business.
Anyone who is a Bruce Springsteen fan has to stop and see
Asbury Park and The Stone Pony. You may even get to see Bruce
Springsteen come in for an unannouced concert.
Thar be Development |
Convention Hall; Reminder of Asbury Park's Glory Days |
Asbury Park is currently a bit rundown, but a huge redevelopment plan is in the
works to bring back the life of this once great tourist town. This redevelopment
has been off and on for over 20 years - but it seems like it finally may start
to come together. Asbury Park has been in decline since the 1960's. Fifty years
ago it was a world class resort town, now, sadly, it is a shadow of that former
self.
Asbury Park was also the birth place of Bud Abbot from Abbot and Costello and
where Stephen Crane grew up and wrote many of his books. In addition, one of
the worst maritine disasters took place off the Asburby Park coast, when the
luxury liner the Morro Castle burned in 1934 and washed aground.
The House under Renovation Analogy |
You get out of the car, the yard overgrown with weeds and a "just sold sign" sticking up from the overgrowth. You slowing make your way up the crumbling steps, grabbing hold of the loose railing to keep your balance. The paint peeling off the siding of this magnificant old Victorian home. You walk inside and you hear the sound of hammers and saws and the odor of paint and dust fill your nose.
The foyer is still dusty and grimy, the old wall paper peeling and stained, you make your way through the various rooms. Several are being worked on and you can see the work crews hard at work restoring the beautiful woodwork and adding new modern conviences to the kitchen and bathroom. Many of the rooms are still in disrepair with water stains, molding missing, mildew smells, but you stand there imagining the grandeur and magnificance that the house once enjoyed and the bright future it now holds. Soon the foyer will be worked on, the outside will be all complete, the railing firmly secured. After everything is done, you can sit and relax in the beautiful new garden by the pool, invite visitors over and proudly state - "welcome to my home". This to me is the future of Asbury Park. |
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