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Palace Amusements

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Palace Amusements
Attractions
Previously known as Palace Merry-Go-Round
Palace Amusements in 1997
Location	Asbury Park, NJ
Status	Defunct
Opened	August 17, 1888 (1888-08-17)
Closed	November 27, 1988 (1988-11-27)
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)
Total	12
Roller coasters	1
Water rides	1

Significant dates


U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places


Location	Asbury Park, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°13′4″N 74°0′12.76″W / 40.21778°N 74.0035444°W / 40.21778; -74.0035444
Built	June 1888 (1888-06)
Built by	Ernest Schnitzler
Architect	Ernest Schnitzler William B. Stout
Architectural style	Late Victorian
Demolished	May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)
NRHP reference No.	00001406^[1]
NJRHP No.	3705^[2]
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)
Designated NJRHP	October 12, 2000 (2000-10-12)

Palace Amusements was a historical indoor amusement parkinAsbury 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.^[3]^[4]

Bruce Springsteen[edit]

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".^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 23, 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 February 6, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

^ Karen DeMasters (April 2, 2004). "Asbury Park Building Will Vanish, but Its Grin Will Remain". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

^ "Weird NJ remembers forgotten faces of Palace Amusements, Asbury Park". Asbury Park Press. March 9, 2014.

^ "'Springsteen' Park Said Historic". Associated Press. October 19, 2000. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

^ Jordan, Chris. "Palace Amusements and Tillie rise from the grave". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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