Asbury Park Revisited

Author : Lisa Lamb
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467133630

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Asbury Park Revisited by Lisa Lamb Pdf

When New York brush manufacturer James Bradley founded Asbury Park in the late 1800s, he could hardly have imagined the course his seaside resort would take. Named for Methodist Episcopal bishop Francis Asbury, it was originally a Christian resort awash in Victorian architecture. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, Asbury Park's beach, boardwalk, restaurants, theaters, hotels, and amusements attracted thousands of vacationers every year. Later, the town gained a reputation as a gritty music mecca, known for the clubs where Bruce Springsteen got his start. All along, Asbury Park has had a unique ability to draw people to it, evidenced by the thousands of postcards sent home from the town each year.

Author : Daniel Wolff
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781978820418

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Fourth of July, Asbury Park by Daniel Wolff Pdf

Bruce Springsteen brought international attention to the Jersey shore by naming his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. But the real Asbury Park has an even more fascinating story behind it: a seaside city of dreams that became a magnet for both the best and worst of America, playing host to John Philip Sousa, Count Basie, and Dr. Martin Luther King, as well as the mob and the Ku Klux Klan. Fourth of July, Asbury Park tells the tale of the city’s first 150 years, guiding us through the development of its lavish amusement parks and bandstands, as well as the decay of its working-class neighborhoods and spread of its racially-segregated ghettos. Featuring exclusive interviews with Springsteen and other prominent Asbury Park residents, Daniel Wolff uncovers the history of how this Jersey shore resort town came to epitomize both the promises of the American dream and the tragic consequences when those promises are broken. Hailed by The New York Times as a “wonderfully evocative...grand, sad story” when first published in 2006, this revised and expanded edition considers how Asbury Park has changed in the twenty-first century, experiencing both gentrification and new forms of segregation.

Author : Daniel Wolff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781596911147

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4th of July, Asbury Park by Daniel Wolff Pdf

A colorful history of Asbury Park, New Jersey, provides a chronicle of the evolution of the seaside resort town from its founding as a religious commune through 130 years of social, cultural, and musical development, offering tidbits of local history, profiles of the celebrities who passed through, its decline into blight, and the potential for its future. Reprint.

Author : Rick Geffken,George Severini
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439659847

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Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore by Rick Geffken,George Severini Pdf

The Jersey Shore has always attracted people seeking relief from summer heat and humidity. Long before Europeans came here, the native Lenape clammed, fished, and played games on the beach and in the surf. These original people could scarcely have imagined that, by the end of the 19th century, the 120-mile-long coastline of New Jersey would be dotted with amusement parks featuring gentle kiddie car rides, terrifying roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, and fast-food emporiums. James Bradley in Asbury Park and William Sandlass Jr. in Highland Beach created mass entertainment for hundreds of thousands of people. Their seaside recreation centers, along with those in Long Branch, Bradley Beach, Pleasure Bay, and others, endured for years but are just fond and fading memories today.

Author : Robert Gilinsky
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0738575364

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Asbury Park and Neptune by Robert Gilinsky Pdf

Asbury Park and Neptune, once popular Victorian seaside retreats, played an important role in the rebirth of rock and roll in the 1970s. In Asbury Park and Neptune, photographs document the changes to these communities, as well as the hamlets and boroughs that are currently or were formerly a part of Neptune, including Ocean Grove, Neptune City, Bradley Beach, and Avon-by-the-Sea.

Author : Joseph G. Bilby,Harry Ziegler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614233725

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Asbury Park by Joseph G. Bilby,Harry Ziegler Pdf

The history of Asbury Park is a veritable roller coaster of challenge, triumph and change. In 1871, there was nothing but marshes and sand dunes between the sinful city of Long Branch and the holy haven of Ocean Grove, but for devout Methodist James Bradley, the deserted beachfront was a new Promised Land. Thus, the resort community Asbury Park was born as a wholesome entertainment and relaxation center for middle-class, white Protestant America. From bicycles and baby parades to brawlers and bootleggers, Bilby and Ziegler trace Asbury Park's cycles of transformation from peaceful resort to raucous amusement park, from empty boardwalk to modern, bustling center of business.

Author : Joseph G. Bilby,Harry Ziegler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614237006

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Asbury Park Reborn by Joseph G. Bilby,Harry Ziegler Pdf

Asbury Park's diverse array of landmarks creates an unforgettable impression of this legendary seaside city. They tell the story of its past, present and even future. The elegant, Art Deco-inspired Convention Hall captures the resort's glittering heyday in the 1920s and '30s, while structures like the Upstage seem to echo with the voices of aspiring musicians like Bruce Springsteen when they played at intimate venues, defining Asbury's world-renowned music scene. As the city forges ahead with ambitious redevelopment plans, many neglected buildings have been rehabilitated, but others continue to deteriorate, despite a groundswell of public opposition. From opulent movie houses to down-and-dirty rock-and-roll clubs, these landmarks trace the evolution of Asbury Park from a tiny nineteenth-century resort town to the world-famous playground of today.

Author : Edward N. Meyer
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810835649

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Giant Strides by Edward N. Meyer Pdf

Dick Wellstood first became prominent as a teenager in Bob Wilber's "Wildcats," where his stride-style solos brought him to the forefront of the jazz world. In the following decades he became a regular fixture at the premiere jazz clubs in New York and toured Europe to critical acclaim. Not only was Wellstood an expressive musician, but he was a literate and articulate writer as well. His articles and letters were published in Downbeat, Jazz Journal International, Sounds and Fury, and Jersey Jazz. He wrote liner notes for many albums which reveal not just his intelligence but his sharp sense of humor. Outside of the music world, Wellstood was a law student who taught himself Latin and German. Drawing upon Wellstood's unpublished personal correspondence and the recollections of his family, friends, and fellow musicians, Giant Strides explores the personality of this talented musician and intriguing man. Meyer's own writing and interviews with Wellstood himself, as well as Kenny Davern, Marty Grosz, Dick Sudhalter, Joe Muranyi, and Dan Morgenstern bring Wellstood to life in this vivid book.

Author : Alex Austin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1549967509

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The Red Album of Asbury Park by Alex Austin Pdf

Against the backdrop of Asbury Park, a fabled town in trouble, 22-year-old musician Sam Nesbitt, struggles to rid himself of his personal demons, past and present, as he pursues a rock 'n' roll dream.

Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PURD:32754070339357

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Revisiting Who is Guarding the Guardians? by United States Commission on Civil Rights Pdf

Author : Union Landing Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614235255

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Brielle by Union Landing Historical Society Pdf

Brielle's Manasquan River island provided inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, but the town was relatively isolated until 1919. When the Manasquan inlet was created, it transformed the town into the preeminent hub for recreational fishing and a booming resort destination. The earliest European settlers first harvested salt at Union Landing, and, later, resort developers found it reminiscent of their favorite Dutch seaside town and gave it its current moniker. From its Native American origins to the dubious rum-running of the Prohibition era, the town has a rich and colorful history. Raymond F. Shea weaves a rich tapestry of facts, anecdotes and charming stories that displays the story of a town that exchanged its fledgling, farm-town status for a reputation as one of America's civic gems.

Author : PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. COMPANY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033659185

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ASBURY PARK by PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. COMPANY Pdf

Author : Philippe Margotin,Jean-Michel Guesdon
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781784727253

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Bruce Springsteen: All the Songs by Philippe Margotin,Jean-Michel Guesdon Pdf

Please note: this edition is text only and does not contain images. The most in-depth exploration of Springsteen's songs ever written. Spanning nearly 50 years of albums, EPs, B-sides, and more, this is the full story behind every single song that The Boss has ever released. Moving chronologically through Springsteen's long career, expert authors Margotin and Guesdon explore everything there is to know about every single song. No stone is left unturned across 670 pages, from the inspiration behind the lyrics and melody to the recording process and even the musicians and producers who worked on each track. Uncover the stories behind the music in this truly definitive book - a must-have for every Springsteen fan.

Author : Anders Mårtensson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015076134314

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Local Heroes by Anders Mårtensson Pdf

During the 1950s and 1960s, Asbury Park, New Jersey, was the place to be-to stroll along the boardwalk, to sunbathe, and, most importantly, to listen to live music. But since the city fell into ruin, culminating in the race riots of the 1970s, many were left to wonder if the former rock 'n' roll mecca had been silenced forever. In Local Heroes, author Anders Mårtensson and photographer Jörgen Johansson revisit the myths, legends, and romantic visions of the music scene in a town that is striving to make a comeback. While the story of Asbury Park is inseparable from widely popular artists, such as Bruce Springsteen, Steven van Zandt, and Southside Johnny Lyon, Local Heroes pays tribute to these musicians alongside the many other talents who stayed behind, playing in local clubs, helping to forge what became known as the "Jersey Shore sound." In a series of original interviews, readers will hear first-hand from the people who wrote, performed, and lived the music. Accompanied by exclusive photographs, musical personalities such as Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent, Richie "LaBamba" Rosenberg, Danny Federici, Bill Chinnock, Vini Lopez, Pete Yorn, and many others are brought to life. Whether the redevelopment efforts underway in Asbury Park today will someday serve as the stage for music legends of tomorrow is a story that has yet to play out. But for now, rock 'n' roll fans can delight in a stunning tribute to a city and its talents whose music continues to play on.

Author : Helen C. Pike
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Asbury Park (N.J.)
ISBN : OCLC:707849889

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Asbury Park by Helen C. Pike Pdf

Published as part of a year-long celebration of the musical heritage of the city of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Contains brief biographical vignettes, interviews, and remembrances of local musicians together with miscellaneous information about the city's musical history.