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Man where do I begin? It has been YEARS since I have
been there. But as a child many years ago I would spend time
rompin' down the boardwalk with my Mother & Aunt (when I
should have been in school) enjoying a warm late spring day
& the ocean breeze. As I "grew" up &
started to go to Asbury for the real reasons, to see Bruce,
Southside, Charlie Daniels, the Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Robert Gordon, Carolyn Mas, etc. etc. etc. Growing my
musical tendencies & teenage angst as we walked &
watched the ones we wanted & the ones we didn't! But
mostly the ones who didn't want us. I will always remember
being able to do it all without a care in the world because
everyone was there for the same thing. FUN! MUSIC! Growing
up! But sadly I hear now that the Asbury of my youth is as
gone as I am from Jersey! I live in Texas & have for
nearly 26 years, but I am sure I have bored many folks &
enticed a few with my memories of Asbury Park New Jersey! I
hope & pray that one day others can return to see Asbury
park as it exists in my mind! Madam Marie's, the salt water
taffy shops, the bumper car ride & to escape the burning
sand under the Boardwalk! The best was riding around E
Street & along the boardwalk with the van doors open to
catch all the view! Man them were the days my friends! I
visit them often down that ol' memory lane. I have rambled
on long enough, let some of the others share their times in
Asbury & I hope some day to return & again see THE
town in its glory again.
Thanks for the space for me to reminisce!
Jim Tucker
Class of '78 St Joe's High!
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From Linda M. Glaser
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I was born and raised in
Asbury Park
. I went to The Bangs Avenue school and then to
Asbury Park
High School
where I graduated in 1962. My Grandfather and Mother owned
Beauty Salons two blocks from the beach. I lived on
Grand Avenue
then we moved to
Interlaken
. It was the most wonderful place to grow up and be a kid. We
used to play among the huge hotels in the winter, when they
were closed, and skate on sunset lake till late at night. In
summer we spent countless hours at the beach or The Monte
Carlo, with the big fountains in the pool, and the tunnel to
the beach.
The shopping in Steinbach’s was terrific along with
all the other stores. At lunch time in grade school we could
walk down-town and go to the 5 and 10 cent store. On Saturday
we would go to the movies at the
Mayfair
and watch the clouds on the ceiling.
As a high school student I spent many hours skating in
the
Casino
Ice
Palace
and taking lessons, then being able to skate with the Ice
Capades and Dick Button when they came to town.
ALL GOOD MEMORIES
Then I went to see a movie, “City by The Sea” with
friends. I sat there not really paying attention to the plot
but instead looking at the pattern of the wood on the
boardwalk, remembering and thinking, “I know that from
somewhere.” And the Casino, where I spent so much of my
growing years. When the film ended I sat and watched the
credits to quell my curiosity as to where this film was made.
Then the dreaded words filmed in
Asbury Park
. I sat there crying as if a part of me had died. Although
this may sound a bit dramatic it is true. My childhood
memories are of a pristine, beautiful, happy city with a
boardwalk filled with people, amusements and rides and salt
water taffy. Easter was the Easter Parade, my Aunt and her
sisters won prizes many years in a row for their hats and
Easter outfits, what fun we had!
I hope someday it will rise again. I read the official
website quite often and although I have not been back in many
years I know the plans to mend the wounds of Asbury are
visible.
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