Asbury Park's glory days; the story of an American resort.0813535476 Asbury Park's glory days; the story of an American resort. Pike, Helen Chantal. Rutgers U. Press 2005 207 pages $29.95 Hardcover F144 Asbury Park Asbury Park, city (1990 pop. 16,799), Monmouth co., E N.J. An Atlantic resort noted for its beach, boardwalk, and convention hall, it has declined since the 1960s. The burning liner Morro Castle grounded off the beach here in Sept. , on the New Jersey shore was once an immensely popular tourist and vacation destination, complete with boardwalk, amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. , nightclubs, movie theaters, restaurants and hotels. Writer Pike describes the city's origins and development, and recounts the four major periods of popularity: the 1890s, 1920s, 1940s, and 1960s, as well as its dramatic decline in recent years. The book is enlivened en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. by
historical photographs, first person narratives, as well as
advertisements, menus, postcards, and other ephemera e·phem·er·a n. A plural of ephemeron. ephemera Noun, pl items designed to last only for a short time, such as programmes or posters Noun 1. . ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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