Asbury Park is a city located on the Jersey Shore with a population of over 16 thousand. Developed in 1871 as a residential resort by New York brush manufacturer James A. Bradley. In the 1920s, Paramount Theatre, Convention Hall complex, Casino Arena, and several other interesting places were constructed, which attracted people and tourists. The Asbury Park Boardwalk featured pavilions, public changing rooms, a pier, and it has more than 600 working pinball machines that date back to the 1950s. Millions of tourists and music lovers visit Asbury Park every year.
Here below, we have compiled a list of historical photographs of Asbury Park that show how it looked like in the 19th and 20th centuries.
No one in this photo is obese.
It didn’t matter. Life expectancy in mid- late 40’s…
Why don’t we dress up like that to go out anymore?
Do you really want to go to the beach in a suit, bowtie, and hat where all the girls are covered from head to foot? I don’t think that’s a good idea.
Did you ever see a photo of people at baseball games in the early 1900s? There are top hats everywhere.
Did the boardwalk move inland or were the water levels higher back then?
Our tax dollars were spent on dumping sand on the beaches and making them bigger by the Army Corp. of Engineers. They argued that they were eroding. Although pictures like this make it clear they weren’t eroding as much as they claim. Everything was built really close to the water from the beginning.
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