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	Palace Amusements.com : 1938-1955
		Despite its remarkable survival through the Depression, the Palace suffered from a serious loss of revenue which hampered August Williams' ability during the late 1930s to replace the old familiar rides with newer thrills; obviously, something had to change soon if the Palace was to operate beyond its 50th season.
		This property connected the existing Palace to Cookman Avenue, and ran parallel to a pedestrian walkway that for years had served as the Cookman Avenue entry to the Palace and an exit for patrons of the Lyric Theatre.
		In the first Palace expansion since 1903, Lange and Resnick installed 3,000-square feet of arcade games, but after several seasons, while Lange was serving in the U.S. Army, Resnick replaced the arcade with a Donkey Ride, one of the strangest attractions ever at the Palace.
	www.palaceamusements.com /1938_1955.html (2282 words)

	Palace Amusements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palace Amusements was a historical indoor amusement park in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
		It was famous for having one of America's greatest hand-carved carousels, for its Ferris wheel that carried passengers for more years than any other in history, and for inspiring a generation of artists, photographers and songwriters (including Bruce Springsteen).
		Thanks to its iconic wall murals, including a grinning fun face knowing as Tillie, the Palace was one of the most identifiable building on the Jersey Shore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palace_Amusements (249 words)

	WallaceStroby.com - The Heartbreak Lounge
		Palace Amusements, the 103-year-old arcade building immortalized in Bruce Springsteen's song "Born to Run," is slated for demolition.
		The Palace loomed at one end of what was once known as "The Circuit," the oval formed by Kingsley Street and Ocean Avenue, a favorite teenage cruising spot for more than three decades.
		Though the Palace was built in the late-1800s, an addition to the northern end of building was constructed in the 1940s.
	www.wallacestroby.com /writings_tillie.html (964 words)

	Palace Amusements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The building had fallen into disrepair in the ten years after the closing of Palace Amusements; it just so happened that the door was open.
		Coming back from lunch we decided to walk by the Palace Amusements building; I was always fascinated with the place because of the hordes of people it must have attracted when Asbury Park was in its glory.
		The thrill of being in the Palace Amusements building was a dream come true for me. The building itself is a testament to life.
	shakti.trincoll.edu /~awertz/asburypark/palace.html (1053 words)

	Home
		"Prior to the demolition of Palace Amusements, the permittee shall coordinate with Asbury Park, the City's Technical Review Committee and DEP to identify what portions of the Palace Amusement Building and the Tilly [sic] mural that will be relocated and preserved.
		Demolition of the Palace in 2004 came over the objections of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Asbury Park Historical Society, Preservation New Jersey, and Save Tillie.
		In the end, we saved more than 125 internal artifacts from the Palace and the Tillie mural from the Cookman Avenue wall, and through our work the Bumper Car murels on the Lake Avenue facade were also removed to storage.
	www.homestead.com /savetillie/Home.html (523 words)

	The Schumin Web - Archives - Quote Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For those of you who don't know, the original portion of Palace Amusements was built in 1888, and a major expansion was completed in 1955.
		A group called Save Tillie, where the photo at left came from, has been involved in efforts to save the Palace Amusements building, or at least to save the Tillie images from the side of the building.
		He'd always known Tillie at Palace Amusements, as well as the nearby Casino, Convention Hall, Howard Johnson's, the Stone Pony, etc. The Palace is also of value to Bruce Springsteen fans, as the Palace has been mentioned in a Springsteen song, plus one album cover photo was actually taken in front of a neon-lit Tillie.
	www.schuminweb.com /schumin-web/archives/quotes-display.asp?quote=213 (809 words)

	Palace brings back memories of many days gone by
		My first "real" job was at the Palace Amusements as it was for hundreds, maybe thousands of teenagers and young adults.
		Walking up to the Palace one could quickly see that demolition would be swift and painful but among the pile of rubble the Funhouse still remained standing.
		Fishman, chief operating officer for Asbury Park Partners, stated in a recent newspaper article that he felt that the demise of the Palace was not a sad occasion but a time for excitement in the city.
	tritown.gmnews.com /news/2004/0603/Letters/037.html (417 words)

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		Over the years I would stop in Asbury just to look at the Palace the last time you could go near the building I peeked inside although the building was empty you could still see the outline where the collection bin for the rings from the carrousel was.
		I worked at the Palace for the summer of 1979, on an extended working vacation after my last year as a student.
		palace was the place to be for my family in the '70s and i miss it dearly.
	pub32.bravenet.com /guestbook/2674090880 (1836 words)

	APP.COM - 'Tillie' may escape Palace razing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		One result of the state approval is that the Palace Amusements building will be demolished as proposed by the developer Asbury Partners because no investor has come forward with enough money to buy and restore the concrete structure.
		According to the permit, which was approved for the overall project of new homes, shops and restaurants, the Palace deteriorated primarily because of wood rot as the result of water coming in from failing roofs.
		The state also said the Palace's listing on the National Register of Historic Places was not based on archaeological features but rather its association with significant cultural events.
	orig.app.com /app/story/0,21625,937322,00.html (413 words)

	Historic Royal Palaces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A Palace for over 900 years, much is known of the Tower=s bloody history and it is renowned worldwide as royal prison and home to the some of the most famous diamonds on earth.
		The 'Palace' is made up of a group of buildings that include St Thomas's Tower, the Wakefield Tower and the Lanthorn Tower.
		One of the Palace amusements established by Henry III (1216 - 1272), it included an elephant presented to the King by Louis IX of France in 1255, three leopards sent from the German Emperor and a polar bear presented by the King of Norway.
	www.hrp.org.uk /webcode/content.asp?ID=552 (1294 words)

	The Paragon Hotel \| Creepers by David Morrell
		Palace Amusements is built in Asbury Park attracting vacationers from the boardwalk with the Ferris Wheel, the Tunnel of Love, the Fun House, the Scooter, and the Twister.
		Asbury Parkís mile-long boardwalk is the crown jewel of the New Jersey shore.
		Palace Amusements is destroyed and the boardwalk is deserted.
	www.theparagonhotel.com /timeline.html (738 words)

	Asbury Park - Palace Amusements
		The Palace was expanded again in 1903, when a two story addition was constructed next to the Ferris Wheel.
		The Palace was expanded a final time in 1956, when the bumper cars and funhouse areas were added.
		Despite this designation, in June of 2004, the Palace was demolished.
	www.side-o-lamb.com /Palace.html (427 words)

	APP.COM - No reprieve for Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		ASBURY PARK -- Palace Amusements -- the complex that has long stood in the center of a historic preservation debate in the redeveloping city -- stands intact no more.
		One of the building's signature painted Tillie clown faces and a bumper car mural will be chiseled off to be incorporated into plans for the site, which include a hotel, retail and entertainment facility that will be a cornerstone of the city's redevelopment, Larry Fishman, chief operating officer of Asbury Partners, said.
		The Palace's reputation from Springsteen lyrics could have created a popular tourist spot if the building had been restored, said Beams, the Howell man who worked on the Save Tillie campaign.
	orig.app.com /app/story/0,21625,971371,00.html (859 words)

	Your Hometown Bruce Springsteen Site: Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The former arcade and amusement center was demolished in May 2004 at the behest of Asbury Partners, the city's beachfront redeveloper.
		The demolition came years after a group of Springsteen fans from around the country joined forces to try to preserve the Palace, or at least "Tillie," the smiley-faced icon painted on the building.
		Before the Palace was destroyed, the all-volunteer group was permitted to remove not only the Tillie mural but also the bumper car mural and many artifacts from inside the building.
	www.app.com /springsteen/tour/1.html (191 words)

	Wonderbar Press!
		Trouble was, Palace Amusements was a pile of rubble when Liberati came to the city on Tuesday.
		That's when artist Steigelman and her crew of scenic painters from VS. Studios were brought in to transform the nightclub into a kind of replica of the Palace Amusements, complete with its own Tillie -- in just less than a day.
		He was so pleased yesterday that Feehan said he is considering hiring the crew to come back and paint the entire club to mimic the murals on the Palace Amusements building.
	www.thewonderbarnj.com /story.html (542 words)

	The Palace-Asbury Park
		The Palace amusements building is known by Bruce Springsteen fans all over the world from its mention in "Born To Run" as well as its appearances on Bruce tour shirts, tour books, and promo pictures.
		As seen from Ocean Grove, the Palace to the left, the Empress Hotel to the right, and the Berkeley Carteret in the distance.
		The Palace, as seen down Kingsley St. The Flamingo Motel is seen to the right.
	www.beyondthepalace.com /newjersey/thepalace.html (455 words)

	Tillie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tillie is the nickname of a mural of a grinning figure that was painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.A. Tillie is an amusement park "fun face," painted over the winter of 1955-1956.
		Palace Amusements, built in 1888, closed their doors in 1988 and the historic building fell into disrepair.
		When the Palace site was targeted for demolition and redevelopment, Asbury Park residents, Tillie fans and Springsteen fans formed a grassroots effort to save Tillie, lobbying the state to block the demolition or at least remove the mural beforehand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tillie (282 words)

	Asbury Park - THE PALACE - Introduction
		I thought to myself, but what better way to chase away the winter blues with an indoor amusement park to explore, this, for me, for the first time.
		A wonderful machine from 1929 that was bought into the Palace to replace an earlier model.
		When the Palace expanded, three rides were featured: a Mangelçs Whip, Everyly Rock-O-Plane, that also went through the roof and over the building and a Watkin's Tempest ride.
	www.elvision.com /tunneloflaffs/asbury/pal-intro.html (423 words)

	ThrillNetwork.com :: Demolition of Palace Amusements begins
		For several months now an ongoing "Save Tillie" campaign has tried to save the old indoor amusement center, however, investigations into the structural integrity of the building found that nothing could be saved.
		An 11th-hour appeal by some residents and the preservationists wanted the 1888 carousel house portion of the larger 1950s complex saved and then incorporated into the hotel and conference buildings to be put onto the site.
		Palace Amusements has been shut down since the late 1980s.
	www.thrillnetwork.com /stories_view.php/330 (289 words)

	© Weird NJ, Inc. - Abandoned Asbury Park - Page 1 of 3
		The one thing that made Palace Amusements so memorable for myself though, and many others I suspect, was the somewhat deranged looking grin of the two huge faces which gazed down from the Palace walls with an almost demonic glee.
		Recently The Asbury Park Press published an article stating that Palace Amusements, the 110-year-old landmark, was in imminent danger of collapsing and would be demolished shortly.
		Over at Palace Amusements, the entire block and bordering streets around the condemned structure were cordoned off with yellow police tape and orange plastic barrels.
	home.att.net /~hoo9/Abandoned/asburypark.html (2875 words)

	Troubled Times in Asbury Park NJ, City by the Sea
		Above: The famous Palace Amusements at Lake Avenue and The Boardwalk.
		The Palace closed in 1989 when "redevelopment plans" were proposed.
		Like the Albion, and the Palace Amusements, my guess is that is too will be demolished to make way for "new development".
	www.drakkar91.com /ap/asbury6.htm (176 words)

	Backstreets.com: Save Tillie
		The Palace no longer stands at the Asbury Park intersection of Kingsley and Lake, but one of the most popular coin-operated attractions from the historic amusements arcade has returned to Asbury Park, 15 years after it was sold to shop keepers in Vermont, and is now a major attraction at a Cookman Avenue store.
		Toskaner, an authority on amusements and amusements history, is in charge of the refurbishing project.
		The Palace Museum Online is the result of nine months of research by members of Save Tillie, the organization which rescued more than 125 artifacts from the Palace prior to demolition.
	www.backstreets.com /tillie.html (1357 words)

	CNN.com - Travel - Park from Springsteen song gets historic designation - October 19, 2000
		Palace Amusements once housed a Ferris wheel, carousel and shooting gallery.
		In "Born to Run," which became Springsteen's first hit single in 1975, he sang, "beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard." And he filmed part of his 1987 "Tunnel of Love" video on The Palace's turn-of-the-century wooden carousel.
		The Palace, which is physically deteriorating and was closed down by the city in 1988, was slated for destruction two years ago until Springsteen loyalists lobbied for its landmark status.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TRAVEL/NEWS/10/19/springsteen.park.ap/index.html (308 words)

	APP.COM - Demolition imminent at 2 city landmarks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Public sentiment strongly supports the decision by Asbury Partners to raze the 12-story concrete and steel skeleton on Ocean Avenue, known on city planning maps as C-8.
		Palace Amusements will come down much sooner but the developer and the Save Tillie preservation group will be working to save the painted clown face and images of bumper cars and other attractions on the green building as the first stage of the demolition.
		That did not happen, and city officials agreed to a plan whereby a new building similar to the Palace would be attached to a hotel just east of the Palace site.
	orig.app.com /app/story/0,21625,966644,00.html (786 words)

	Drive All Night
		ASBURY PARK, Dec. 4, 2001 -- The owner of the Palace Amusements complex has accepted an offer from an organization of Bruce Springsteen and amusement park fans to structurally reinforce weakened areas of the 113-year-old historic building.
		At least two groups have expressed interest in acquiring the Palace, and the early drafts of Asbury Park’s waterfront redevelopment plan include the Palace lot in a proposed entertainment district.
		Wall paintings of bumper car riders, a giant clown, and two huge amusement faces known collectively as "Tillie" are among the most identifiable icons on the New Jersey shore.
	sara-jessica.diaryland.com /jackson.html (614 words)

	Asbury Park, New Jersey - Palace Amusements Photographs
		Asbury Park -- Palace Amusements, a 110-year-old oceanfront landmark shut down a decade ago, is in danger of collapsing and is expected to be demolished shortly, city officials said yesterday.
		A portion of the once-popular amusement house's second floor collapsed a week ago, prompting engineers to inspect and declare the structure to be in imminent danger of collapse, William Gray, the city's chief housing inspector, said yesterday.
		The building, occupying most of a city block, is familiar for its peeling green facade and painted clown faces.
	www.icrafters.com /bruce/html/asbury.html (361 words)

	Painter of Tilli dies at 90Asbury Park Palace Amusements Asbury Park
		Thomas painted the smiling face of "Tillie" the clown which has graced the historic Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park since the 1950s and has become one of Jersey Shore's world-recognized icons.
		In November 1998, Thomas, who preferred to be called "Worth," toured the Palace Amusements for the first time in what he reckoned to be at least 20 years -- examining the iconic face of Tillie smiling eerily through peeling paint and busted neon.
		The original." Thomas designed the raised, metallic Palace Amusements logo ("those, we called 'channel' letters") and the curvy, art-deco lettering that reads "fun house," "tunnel-of-love," "Twister," "Olympic Bobs," etc. "That was done to give the circus effect, the fun-house deal," he said.
	www.asburyboardwalk.com /tilliedeath.htm (671 words)

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