Palace Amusements

	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
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
NJRHP No.	3705
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2000
Designated NJRHP	October 12, 2000

Palace Amusements
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

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.^[3]^[4]

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".^[5]^[6]

References

^ "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.

External links

Media related to Palace Amusements at Wikimedia Commons

[NPS-NRHP-1] "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

[NJRHP-2] "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.

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

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

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

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

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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

Palace Amusements

Bruce Springsteen

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