Palace Amusements
![]() | This article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Previously known as Palace Merry-Go-Round | |
![]() Palace Amusements in 1997 | |
Location | Asbury Park, NJ |
---|---|
Status | Defunct |
Opened | August 17, 1888 |
Closed | November 27, 1988 |
Owner | Ernest Schnitzler (1888–1920) August Williams (1920–1939) Edward Lange & Zimel Resnick (1939–1986) Sam & Henry Vaccaro (1986–1988) |
Theme | Indoor amusement park |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Attractions | |
Total | 12 |
Roller coasters | 1 |
Water rides | 1 |
![]() ![]() | |
Location | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
---|---|
Coordinates | 40°13′4″N 74°0′12.76″W / 40.21778°N 74.0035444°WCoordinates: 40°13′4″N 74°0′12.76″W / 40.21778°N 74.0035444°W |
Built | June 1888 |
Built by | Ernest Schnitzler |
Architect | Ernest Schnitzler William B. Stout |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
Demolished | May 26, 2004 |
NRHP reference No. | 00001406[1] |
NJRHP No. | 3705[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000 |
Designated NJRHP | October 12, 2000 |
Palace Amusements was a historical indoor amusement park in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It was built in 1888 and expanded several times over its history; but after a worsening economic situation in both Asbury and the country in the mid-1980s, it went out of business in 1988.
Several efforts were made to save the structure, including its hand-carved carousel, murals and decorations, but in 2004, after an independent structural inspection, the building was deemed unsafe (it had already been damaged in several areas) and was ordered demolished. A local grassroots organization was able to save several pieces from the building, including the famed Tillie mural.
Bruce Springsteen[]
The Palace is mentioned in 1974 Bruce Springsteen hit "Born to Run" in the lines "Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones / Scream down the boulevard".[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Palace Amusements Building (ID#3705)" (PDF). New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Monmouth County. NJ DEP Historic Preservation Office. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "'Springsteen' Park Said Historic". Associated Press. October 19, 2000. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jordan, Chris. "Palace Amusements and Tillie rise from the grave". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links[]
Media related to Palace Amusements at Wikimedia Commons
- Defunct amusement parks
- Cultural infrastructure completed in 1888
- 1888 establishments in New Jersey
- 1988 disestablishments in New Jersey
- Asbury Park, New Jersey
- Defunct amusement parks in the United States
- Amusement parks in New Jersey
- Demolished buildings and structures in New Jersey
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Monmouth County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Amusement parks opened in 1888
- Amusement parks closed in 1988
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2004
- Former National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey