"Beyond The Palace..." Bruce Springsteen at Wesley Lake and The Palace |
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. |
| Local legend says that the Exxon station which once stood across the street (at what is currently the Moon Rock Bar and Grill) is the same Exxon mentioned in "Jungleland." (see below) The huge face of "Tillie" stares down Kingsley Street. Inside, The Palace once held a ferris wheel, a carousel, Tilt-a-Whirl, a Tunnel of Love, penny arcades and more. Briefly in the mid-1980s, it was the home of the Asbury Park Rock 'N Roll Museum. The Palace's neon glow went dark at the end of 1988. |
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| In recent years, the current owner has let it fall into decay and it is now tied up in court battles which will eventually decide if it will be given the chance to try to retain its former glory, or be torn down to make way for beach-front development. In the late 90s, a movement began to preserve the building, or, at the very least, the large smiling face of Tillie. The organization Save Tillie was even included in a group of charities that received funds from Bruce Springsteen's 1999 "Rehearsal" shows at the Asbury Park Convention Hall. |
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For more information on The Palace's past and present,
Also
read
the article "SAVE TILLIE - 'cause
when it goes, it's gone. Forever." Click on the thumbnails below for larger pictures. Do not remove or use these photos without permission. "Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard..." |
2000 Tillie still smiles down |
1986 The Palace in better days. (The AP RNR Museum sign can be seen near the door.) |
1986 Overlooking Ocean Avenue, facing towards The Palace. |
1986 As seen from Ocean Grove |
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1986 "And you know that Tilt-A-Whirl down on the south beach drag..." |
1986 As seen from Ocean Grove, the Palace to the left, the Empress Hotel to the right, and the Berkeley Carteret in the distance. |
2000 "I'm riding down Kingsley..."
The Palace, as seen down
Kingsley
St. The Flamingo Motel is seen to the right. |
2000 The paint of The Palace seen chipping behind the Cookman Ave & Kingsley Street signs |
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2000 A chain link fence now keeps the public away from the crumbling Palace walls. |
2000 The Palace's east side |
2000 The Palace, as seen across Wesley Lake, from the Casino |
2000 "They'll meet 'neath that giant Exxon sign..." (former spot of the Asbury Park Exxon station) |
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