Palace Amusements
title: "Palace Amusements" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["buildings-and-structures-completed-in-1888", "1888-establishments-in-new-jersey", "1988-disestablishments-in-new-jersey", "asbury-park,-new-jersey", "defunct-amusement-parks-in-new-jersey", "amusement-parks-in-new-jersey", "demolished-buildings-and-structures-in-new-jersey", "commercial-buildings-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places-in-new-jersey", "national-register-of-historic-places-in-monmouth-county,-new-jersey", "new-jersey-register-of-historic-places", "amusement-parks-opened-in-1888", "amusement-parks-closed-in-1988", "buildings-and-structures-demolished-in-2004", "former-national-register-of-historic-places-in-new-jersey"] topic_path: "general/buildings-and-structures-completed-in-1888" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Amusements" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Palace Amusements |
| image | Palace Amusements.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Palace Amusements in 1997 |
| location | Asbury Park |
| location2 | NJ |
| previous_names | Palace Merry-Go-Round |
| theme | Indoor amusement park |
| owner | Ernest Schnitzler (1888–1920) |
| August Williams (1920–1939) | |
| Edward Lange & Zimel Resnick (1939–1986) | |
| Sam & Henry Vaccaro (1986–1988) | |
| opening_date | |
| closing_date | |
| area | 0.9 acre |
| rides | 12 |
| coasters | 1 |
| water_rides | 1 |
| status | Removed |
| :: |
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Palace Amusements was a historical indoor amusement park in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It was built in 1888 and expanded several times over its history, but after a worsening economic situation in both Asbury and the country in the mid-1980s, it went out of business in 1988.
Several efforts were made to save the structure, including its hand-carved carousel, murals and decorations, but in 2004, after an independent structural inspection, the building was deemed unsafe (it had already been damaged in several areas) and was ordered demolished. A local grassroots organization was able to save several pieces from the building, including the famed Tillie mural.
Bruce Springsteen
The Palace is mentioned in 1974 Bruce Springsteen hit "Born to Run" in the lines "Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones / Scream down the boulevard".
References
References
- "Palace Amusements Building (ID#3705)". NJ DEP Historic Preservation Office.
- "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". Department of the Interior.
- Karen DeMasters. (2004-04-02). "Asbury Park Building Will Vanish, but Its Grin Will Remain". [[The New York Times]].
- (2014-03-09). "Weird NJ remembers forgotten faces of Palace Amusements, Asbury Park". Asbury Park Press.
- (October 19, 2000). "'Springsteen' Park Said Historic".
- Jordan, Chris. "Palace Amusements and Tillie rise from the grave".
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