Asburied ...an Asbury Park memoir

[@michellelistman9854]

I makes me so sad to see what Asbury became. My dad owned a tv store and 2 hotels on 3rd ave. My grandpa ram the mini golf and my best friends dad ran the Casino and Palace. We got to do everything for free. I rode the circuit life was great! Thank you for this.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Thanks for watching Michelle and for sharing your memories. Asbury has rejuvenated over the last decade. It definitely looks a lot better than when we made this film.

[@termination9353]

My grandfather owned Banker’s Furniture.

[@phillymanpete]

@@STEVEHEROLD Why did this vibrant beach town of yesteryear fall apart?

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@ well first off the area has bounced back since we made this film. as far as why the town fell on tough times others can answer better than me but there were a lotta political reasons, businesses leaving downtown for malls that were being built at the time, among other things.

[@td6873]

My grandmother lived in West Allenhurst, so I spent many summers in Asbury Park in the 80's. I have so many good memories of that place. Skeeball, the arcade, the funhouse with the slides and hall of mirrors...

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for tuning in TD and leaving a comment. Always cool to hear people's memories about Asbury from back in the day.

[@brianfinucane7114]

Have not been there for five years, but the inevitable comeback is alive and well. Go Asbury Park! Grew up there in the 60's.

[@7thgirl]

Wow, I lived in Asbury during this time period. Despite all the noble ruin, I was captivated by the magic of this place. Everywhere you went you could almost feel and hear the ghosts of the past. Running (and walking) on the boardwalk always felt special. Even though it might have been thought of as a wasteland, I consider myself lucky to have lived there.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

i agree. i used it as my own personal backlot for making little movies back then.... which led to this. thanks for watching!

[@HoneyMooseyFace]

I was there the summer of '02 for Holidays in the Sun, a 3 day punk rock music festival. It seemed the perfect setting for such an epic event in my life. 18 years old on my first big road trip from Texas with friends. Here in this small corner of the world the punk community from across North America and beyond converged, finding a ruin in which to run amok. It seemed like the only things open in town were the Stone Pony where the show was being held, the hotel where those who could afford something better than their car or under the boardwalk stayed, and a small deli where we bought our cigarettes and food. Being so entranced by urban decay I was in love. You could sense the energy that lingered in the tattered boardwalk. You could imagine the bright vivid colors that once were painted on the brick buildings, now washed out by the sun and salt, peeling away slowly. I only wish I'd have had the wherewithal to document it all better. I mourn the ruin.. that I can never again return to this magically despaired place now that it has been all fixed up. My memories of Asbury Park are the polar opposite of yours, however somehow still as precious and magical.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks Rebecca -- actually my (director Steve) memories of AP are closer to yours but Stan who narrated the film grew up there and the city obviously was something quite different when he was young. I appreciate you checking out the film. You probably wouldn't recognize the city as much now since a lot has changed since 2002. Some good, some bad.

[@MaureenMcCrink]

Such a sweet and heartfelt memoir. And Asbury Park is an amazing story of belief against incredible odds. Gratitude to the heroes, all, of her redemption! Maybe, one day, a Ferris wheel!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching Maureen.... yeah a ferris wheel would be a nice touch.

[@PrimephotoStudio]

Great video, thank you for sharing it with us.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for checking it out. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@brucemiller2863]

Back in the 50s I lived summers in Ocean Grove and spent a LOT of time at Asbury Park. In the later 50s, a buddy and I from Irvington came down to see Louis Armstrong at the convention center (I think). I sure am glad that I have had so many wonderful experiences at Asbury Park to remember.Thank you for posting.

[@MLPdiver]

I used to love playing Fascination in the Casino. When I was a bit older in the late 70s I used to race my ‘78 Firebird on the Circuit. Grew up in West Long Branch. Thanks for posting!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching our film and sharing your memories. always great to hear them.

[@nelsonmelamund1225]

As a child of the 60's Asbury Park was our go to shore place. I remember it all so fondly. Thank you for the memory.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thank you for watching the film!

[@tomgriffith5924]

Everything dies, baby that's a fact, But maybe everything that dies, someday comes back. -Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City

[@WORKSbaby]

Bruce from asbury

[@susanwantstodancewithbruce6116]

used to there all the time. waffles & ice cream too! was an amazing place. saw so many concerts there too!.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

A very evocative video of Asbury Park, thanks for posting it. As a tourist I visited the town a couple of years back & it appeared to be well on the way to a successful future, with the wonderful old convention centre now spruced up & operating as a thriving market / community centre type space. The stunning building that housed the carousel looked like it might be saved for future generations to enjoy, it would be so sad to lose such an amazing, historic landmark. The beach was the real star turn of my visit, its absolutely pristine white sand stretching out to the beautiful deep blue Atlantic was indeed a wonder to behold!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for your comments and mostly for watching the film. Yes, AP has improved a lot since this film was made. There's still more to do, but it's on its way..... Thanks again.

[@debbiedobles40]

Memories just came flooding back! It's hard to explain to someone who never went, the funhouses with the crooked floors, the carousel with the option to grab the metal hoops, I was always too chicken to try, awesome indoor amusement park didn't matter if it was a rainy day, unless you went on the Ferris wheel which used to stick out of the building! Best and most unique games!! Convention center at the car shows, a few years ago got to go for sons of Sandy! Sad really. I liked Asbury so much more than seaside growing up. I'm 52yrs old now.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching our film Debbie. And thanks for sharing your memories. It surely is a special place.

[@LittleGidget1]

Heartbreaking

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Thnaks for tuning in and leaving a comment. I have to say though that a lot of the areas you see in our film have been fixed up. It's not the same as it once was and it's sad so many historic spots had to go away but good to see the city in better shape than it was when we filmed this.

[@dgenerated]

I visited Asbury Park in 2000 after reading about it in "weird nj". I ate at the now defunct "Howard Johnson's" and spoke with the owner about the towns decline. It was a surreal experience..

[@jmarsuperstar74]

Beautiful work, Steve. What a lovely slice of what once was…

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks dude. appreciate the support.

[@dog_vanlife]

It was great in the 70's!

[@dalepownall4513]

Do you remember the NJ Transit station (greyhound busses). My grandmother’s luncheonette was next store on Cookman Ave. My first job was here and along with my mother. The swan boats were there too. It was great to experience Asbury park the circuit the Hullabaloo convention Gall concerts salt water pool. Fond memories for sure!

[@manoftruth6958]

1968 Convention Hall,summer. Saw Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons,Jay and the Americans,and Professional Wrestling featuring Earl Maynard. In the Movie Theater there,I saw:"Wild In The Streets". One of the Best summers I've ever had.

[@johnfenner5550]

I grew up in the 1980s, I'd come down on weekends and in the summer. My mom ran the Horizon Motor Inn on 4th St, right by Asbury Lanes and the old Baronett. I really miss the old Asbury Park.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

I hear ya John. There's good and bad in what's become of AP. Appreciate ya taking the time to watch.

[@lisamanning2783]

I so remember going to the casino and riding on that Carousel play in the arcade games

[@RobertLofrano]

Best ice cream 🍦🍦 I ever had Kohrs , convention hall concerts, does anyone remember the Sunshine Inn? I remember how crowded and lit up everything was. Hard to believe how that all has changed, for all those who were lucky enough to live through those times, wasn't it fun.

[@ffilchtaeh]

You did a nice job in my opinion. I have been working on a documentary video of Asbury Park myself with old family footage. You shot a lot of good footage just in time! Thank you for sharing this precious historical footage. I subscribed because of this one.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

appreciate you taking the time to leave those awesome comments. i'll keep on the lookout for your project. best of luck with it.

[@beachbumwest]

The time I spent here was in late 40 as a kid and through the late 50’s. The Merry go Round with the big arm that held a brass ring for a free ride was my favorite. One had to have a outside horse to try & grab it. It is sad that Asbury is not being rebuilt.. Last time I seen it in good shape was in 1957 when I went to the Convention Center to see Bobby Darin, When I got back to Jersey in 1960’s a hurricane tore up the boardwalk bad right after it had already been rebuilt a few years earlier.

[@ottermaiden]

Thank you for this video. I moved from Neptune when I was 10. This brings bittersweet memories. The merry go round had full size horses with real horse hair tails. Or that's what I remember. And seaside park. What childhood memories!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Thanks for watching and commenting Patty. Glad it brought back some memories for you.

[@NewJerseyMusic1]

Thank you so much for those memories, That was a fitting tribute to a town that meant so much to the youth of so so many.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching.

[@MrMarcoboy1900]

it was a beautiful magical place to me as a kid in the 70s. I miss what used to be thanks for the memory

[@barbasbury7475]

I'm glad I stumbled upon this video. Thank you.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching. glad you enjoyed it!

[@ishammc7211]

Thanks 4 posting and I enjoyed watching and hearing this very much. I would have liked to make my own videos of past but good times. I never knew about the salt ocean pool so thanks 4 that info.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching the film. Really appreciate it. You should be able to find some photos maybe even film of the giant salt water pool. It's pretty amazing to see.

[@Giantsman5688]

Being a 17 year old kid growing up right next to Asbury this was really cool to watch, the city, especially the boardwalk and downtown area has come a long way since this was filmed. I can remember when I was little Asbury looked very similar to this video but now it's back and running with new restaurant's and other businesses. Plus during the summer the boardwalk gets so packed you can barely move. A part of me wishes I could go back 20 years and see how much Asbury has changed over the years.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching and the comment. but trust me it's better now......

[@Giantsman5688]

***** oh I know, I'm there nearly every day haha

[@bogglerful]

Thanks for the video. . I grew up in Ocean Grove and, before moving to California in the early 1980s, watched the gradual destruction of the area - and it was all unnecessary destruction. . First came the demolition of the beautiful Mayfair Theater on Wesley Lake in Asbury Park in 1974; then there was the destruction of the historic North End Hotel complex in Ocean Grove in 1978, then it was only a matter of time before the rest was destroyed. They even demolished the beautiful Asbury Park train station - and for no reason. . All these locations now feature empty lots. . The combination of Ocean Grove, Asbury Park, the Shark River boat basin in Belmar, plus easy travel to Manhattan., made it a magical place to live.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks Norwood for the comments and for watching my film. have you been back recently? It's not the same as it was but it's a lot better. If you haven't been there in awhile I think you'd be pleasantly surprised to see the inroads they've made helping to turn the town around...

[@mrjasondylan]

Also the amazing Auditorium is still there in OG I seen Ray Charles play there late 90s amazing place for a concert. I seen another guy country/ bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs he turned all the microphones off and sang Amazing Grace accapella it was unbelievable he said outside Carnage Hall it's got the best acoustics for sound he has ever heard in the world.

[@larrygrasso6032]

Thanks Steve great video brings back some old memories... I lived on Grand Avenue in 1969.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

+larry grasso thanks for taking time to watch. glad you enjoyed it.

[@maxmt4325]

great video buddy. don't worry asbury park is coming back I was just there last night and it really is coming back to life

[@kimisdancin]

Thank you for sharing! I grew up going here and Seaside Heights park. I couldn't remember much because I was very little. I do remember the Palace amusements building. I'm glad you showed and talked about the kiddie rides.

[@1zelcat]

So many great memories of AP in the sixties.

[@ptconfer]

Lived near there in 1992 and it was very run down. It has come back to life in last 5 years or so, this video captures the down times very well. Check any newer videos and you will be pleasantly surprised.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching. Yes this was filmed in 1992-1993 but not finished until ten years later (don't ask, it's a long story.) Yes, Asbury has come a long way since these days.

[@FLPman]

amazing how much has changed since this film

[@frankchris07]

I remember when i was a kid Asbury was so great. When I got older I remember the circuit driving my car. Now that I am older and seeing the start of a recovery on East side.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

+Frank Priv thanks for watching Frank

[@mongrelinthemud]

I worked on the carousel and the bumper cars for one summer. My memories of a wonderful childhood there. Thanks for the video.

[@msjerseygwarl]

wow thank you. i am from this place. love and respect. love you love you

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching. really appreciate it. glad you enjoyed it. also happy that AP has made a turn for the better recently.

[@williamschlenger1518]

The best for me was the 1950s .Great downtown and movie theater's. The biggest little town in America.

[@sdegroot1]

Thanks for posting this film. My mom used to tell me stories about Asbury park and many of the other 'shore belt' resorts and my grandmother used to go fishing on the old pier at Keansburg. I remember visiting Asbury Park with a friend of mine about 20 years ago and it was in much the same condition as in the film. Very sad. Suburbanization and the building of the interstate system is what destroyed many of the great cities and attractions of the 20th century.

[@mmtaw]

One of the best videos on KZbin. The black & white. The reverent yet alive narration. Truly appreciated. I'm the same age with the same memories. And still find myself drawn to AP. Travel across the state from Trenton on my motorcycle just to have lunch at The Wonder Bar. AP may not be what we knew, but it is what it is and I've seen some improvement over the past couple of years. Slowed down in the economy, but there's only so much shore down the shore. It will be back. Thanks again.

[@alexclarke9065]

Worked on the roller coaster (and Sandy's Arcade) in 1980 as a a saisionaire from the UK. Happy memories. The ferris wheel was still going then, but the resort was in decline already. I was shocked to see how far down it as gone. I'm glad that things are improving and wish the town well. Hopefully I'll call in on my planned grand tour!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

+Alex Clarke thanks for watching Alex. the town is def on the mend. still a little ways to go but it's getting there....

[@JohnFarrell-jo2sw]

I remember the palace the King Kong on the funhouse the Ferris wheel carousel the bumper cars I loved that place sadly it’s gone now

[@RobertClark-lw8rb]

Great job Steve. I saw Joey Dee and the Starlighters at the Rainbow Room as well. Remember the Espresso House on Kingsley Ave before it moved up to West End in LB?

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Thanks Robert. Appreciate ya watching our film and sharing some of your memories.

[@KENDAandhisORB]

It was two days ago, I just have some seafood sampler platter at the restaurant where Monte Carlo Pool used to be. Maybe one day, the glory and prosperity will be back, to the Asbury Park await.

[@toplaycool21]

Watching this video makes me so happy that Asbury Park has rebuilt itself. It’s so sad to think that back in the 90s, no one wanted to go there. Today, it’s a destination again. There are sections that still need rebuilding like there’s a building on the other side of the convention center that is still abandoned but overall everything else looks great. If I have one critique of Asbury Park is they need to bring rides back again. The place has the feel of a boardwalk park. And it doesn’t have to be anything major. Point Pleasant has a small park so it can be done. It doesn’t have to be Morey’s Piers.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@@toplaycool21 agree would’ve been cool if the plans for Asbury revitalization had included rides and games. thanks for watching the film.

[@free2danz1960]

grew up there and in Neptune City. Gosh..what a shame. It was definitely the place to be. You just can't understand the feeling of loss unless you knew it for yourself. I went back for a brief visit a few weeks ago after leaving back in 78..still enjoyed it even though it was mostly gone. Nice to see that peole are trying to put it back together. I live in NC now and have for the past 20+ years but Asbury Park will always be a part of me. Thanks for the video..loved it.

[@awaseniu]

I'm crying at this film. I recall going to Asbury Park as a kid

[@w.d.4934]

Great video! I'm writing a novel that takes place in the late 50's. I just loved this. Loved your narration. Seeing how AP has restored it's luster since your film is a real treat!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

+Wendy Decker thanks Wendy for checking out the film. Good luck with the book.

[@jamesvickers9476]

My stomping grounds back in the day

[@NewJerseyMusic1]

Thank you so much for those memories,

[@desertrose7058]

wow..! Surprised to see The Mayfair. . my good friends own the Mayfair Grill (2:40) the longest running food place on the boardwalk! (3 generations) :) (I grew up in Long Branch in the early 60's during the 'glory days' you speak of)~

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching.

[@FluuProducer]

beautifully done .... spent many a summers down there mid late 70's early 80's ... grandfolks had a place in Wanamassa (spell?) ... Thanks for the post ...

[@katebader3103]

Love this. Great shots, great thoughts, love how you put it all together. It is a place that evokes a huge amount of curiosity as to what it used to be, not just because of the mesmerizing architectural history, but also the energy of the place. Nearly every piece of it seems to be making a comeback. Still hoping for some reincarnation of the Monte Carlo. It's size would be an insurance risk today, but Asbury needs some type of pool club near the boardwalk.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching Kate. I wish I had gotten the chance to see the Monte Carlo in person. Pictures of it are just insane.

[@johnnynono]

This was an amazing look into 2 different eras in AP...loved the juxtaposition of narration w/ imagery. glad this exists (john from the winnebego)

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks John

[@wwayus]

My dad was born on Bangs Avenue, and worked the Fairbanks Scale "guess your weight" booth as a kid. In the 70s I was there every night: Stone Pony, El Morocco (anyone remember Ernie, Michael, & the incomparable Alan Lozito?), the Rainbow Room, walk the boardwalk, ride the carousel, finish up at the Inkwell in Long Branch, a second finish up with Libby at the Raven in Sea Bright, watch the dawn on Sandy Hook, then shower change and commute to midtown for another productive day of work.

[@scrantonrager]

This is a great short video! Thank you for the insight. I'm a millennial on the Chamber of Commerce, and the vision for the future is exciting.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for checking this out Michael. Good luck. There's still a way to go. AP is more than just Cookman and the boardwalk as I'm sure you know.

[@xevilsuziex]

I have fond memories of Asbury Park. It's sad to see it so run down.

[@atthebeach57]

great video and very well narrated. make a part 2...

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks. glad you enjoyed it. I almost made a shot-for-shot "remake" a few years ago just to show how things have changed since I made the film. Maybe one day…..

[@susanlyons1826]

STEVE HEROLD TY for this. Did you ever know of a Dr. Knapp??

[@STEVEHEROLD]

no name doesn't ring a bell. But those memories in the film aren't mine. Those are the narrator Stan Parratt's. He grew up there.

[@MujahbarrukaHunter]

I grew up here for 6 years of my life. I was born in Neptune City now residing in Sherman Oaks, CA :)

[@msjerseygwarl]

Thank you

[@rampagingrog]

I remember going there as a kid right after the last day of school and loved the casino and palace amusements. I went there about 8 years ago with my wife and the memories came flooding back and it is a shame what asbury did or didn't do to try to bring it back to it's hay day. I would of loved to bring my kids and show them that this was rides that I went on when I was you age. Now the town and all those that did nothing to keep asbury a nice place to go during the summer i have no respect for

[@cheshirekatus]

Beauty and pain all wrapped up into one! Very nice documentary, but as others have noted, the pain comes from the lack of knowledge about the struggle to close such a beautiful place. I have fond memories of being there when I was young, my brother ran the bumper cars at the Palace for awhile at the end of its dynasty. Still the inequitable truth in the ruins is somewhere in those black and white photographs, and the shore still echoes with the nightmares and dreams of the past.

[@1hiassen]

Happily, this memoir is dated. Visiting Asbury Park (as I did today) one comes across al fresco eateries along Cookman Avenue, Jazz concerts on Press Plaza, a crowded boardwalk and an umbrella-littered beach. The post-Sandy Asbury Park is great!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

those parts of AP are certainly back. But feels like other parts are still being neglected/ignored.

[@suebennett9347]

1hiassen Yes the heyday, the fall, and then the rise again.....full circle as in all things.

[@nightisright1873]

But no rides or artier clogging board walk food

[@free2danz1960]

you wouldn't happen to have any pics of the palace building from back in the day like this video that you would share would you? I'm from AP myself and then moved to Neptune City and then moved away in 1978. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

contact me through my website: jointfilms.com I might have some photos, I'll look.

[@brennocalderan2201]

it's a shame the places don't exist anymore, it must have been fun for everyone who lived around, they are nothing but pieces of the past now, nothing but apartments or parking lots, but i bet it was a great memory.

[@TUFF-Flicks]

Brenno Calderan I went there last year it was great. Full of restaurants and other things.

[@jefhunwpb]

Lived in Long Branch, my kids enjoyed Asbury Park and Long Branch, and photographed many many of the sites for the Star Ledger

[@earthmama5052]

There’s a wonderful gay community there that has really cleaned up Asbury. Renovated many of the older large homes, and opened some nice shops!

[@jw4321]

Nicely done.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching John. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@bobsharo]

Thank you for sharing.

[@robintorro3914]

Thanks for my favorite childhood memories. Wasted buildings from late 1800'S,1900

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching.

[@collardwe1]

Hi Steve, great video brings back fond memories. My father ran the ferris wheel at the palace and then the carousel in the Casino. In the 50's I had many summer jobs in the Casino from helping collect the money from the various machines, like the claw to pick up small prizes and the skee ball machines. Later I was a change boy at the skee ball, a nickel a game and then worked on the bumper cars in the Casino and the Monkey Race game and lastly as a dish washer then a soda jerk in the Leiding & Hintze Candy and sandwich shop.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

Hey William, thanks for checking out the film. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your memories too. One of the best things about this film has been hearing other people share their stories of spending time along the AP shore....

[@terrigodmother]

My Aunt and Uncle lived in Ocean Grove, right next to Asbury Park. We lived in Red Bank and went to see them a few times a year. My most enduring memory is of the Fun (haunted) House with the crazy clown leaning over the top and the balcony you had to walk across that had air jets to blow up the girls skirts!! I was last at the boardwalk in 1968 with my then fiancee and we still have the pictures hung on our wall that a boardwalk artist did for us. I would love to find a picture of the fun house. Anybody know of one?

[@tc223]

Wonderful perspective. Just emailed this to my 15yr old son who is probably bored to death with "Dad's stories about Asbury".... what I wouldnt give for ONE more day huh?

[@jackshittle]

Beatings from Asbury Park. A.P. was riddled with crime and a dump when I grew up in the 70's & 80's.

[@jjobie]

@pukenshette It's changed even more in the past three years...quite remarkable really... I'm so glad, too. I was down there this weekend for Memorial Day and the boardwalk and beach were mobbed!!! Good times, thank God the town is coming back.

[@fblumberg]

The NYT wrote in the summer of 78 that Asbury park was the Fire island of the jersey shore! We had 14 gay bars 2 bath houses and 4 gay hotels... ah what short memories...

[@titicoqui]

very well narrated

[@thehistorygirlnj]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@metromonthly]

Being from Youngstown, I understand the loss you feel. You can still sea the beauty of the resort. Great architecture.

[@danguerriero3094]

How about the fun house and the room that was tilted, also the bumping cars. It was great and ashamed that it died. But I believe Asbury Park went through a rough period and that caused its collapse. Is Wanamassa still a nice place or does anyone know.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching. Yes, Asbury ran into a lotta problems. Some are still around although the city has turned things around quite a bit at least in certain sections. Wanamassa is still OK.

[@scottharrison3391]

I went there on family vacations in the late 70s there was nothing like it, just as he described

[@josephvalenti7268]

I knew the comedian Alan Lozito, he was one of a kind! He died tragically young, and there isn't even a tribute page for him, he used to come to Baltimore, and perform his stand up comedy at the Hippo! Joseph Valenti Baltimore, Md.

[@troyrashrodbillings6352]

Joseph Valenti how did he die?

[@pac401]

very nice job.

[@williamcook4888]

I remember the merry-go-round when you could get the brass ring and get a free ride.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

yeah william lots of people seem to have fond memories of that. thanks for watching the film.

[@williamcook4888]

@@STEVEHEROLD Did they save the St James Theater?

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@@williamcook4888 no. that's long gone. I think it got demolished in mid 70s. That'd be amazing if it was still standing. The Paramount is still there though.

[@leonardsaunders2690]

@@williamcook4888 No. The Mayfair and the St. J. Had to go because the property taxes on the buildings were so high and with people stop going to the movies, no revenue coming in.

[@trach1955]

I worked At the Casino as the skeeball operator and the next year at the Palace and finally I worked on the Kiddie rides in the early seventies. The one year they had the riots...

[@MichaelGordon-i6k]

Loved playing skeeball in Asbury Park in the 1970's!

[@ottermaiden]

I remember a movie theatre with a ceiling that looked like the clouds were literally moving. But I don't remember what it was called. Saw Yellow Submarine but I was watching the clouds more than the Beatles:)

[@STEVEHEROLD]

I think that was the Paramount

[@robintorro3914]

Mayfair had the ceiling.

[@leecope2701]

It was the Mayfair. The Paramount was at the Convention Hall. There was another theater around corner on Cookman Avenue.

[@andrewfowler9491]

What year was this made? Year 2000? It’s hard to imagine that in 20 years the place is completely different. I was assume this was recorded in 1980s?

[@STEVEHEROLD]

filmed in 1992 but wasn't edited and screened at film festivals until 2002. Really appreciate you watching.

[@bigcuy41]

Great video. It brings back so many memories. Will Asbury Park ever rise again?

[@stuartlee6622]

The gays are trying to make it into a homosexual paradise.

[@netanah]

Thanks, this is awesome. This place is the closest real beach to NY, it should be the jewel of the Jersey Shore. Morons have run the city for the last 30 years. Particularly remember watching the fireworks from the ramp leading up to the Howard Johnson's.

[@DyenamicFilms]

I filmed a music video and short film in Asbury Park spring 1993.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

is it up on youtube to watch? be cool to see since you made it around same time I shot this footage. I shot most of this in Spring 1992 even though I didn't finish the film for 10 years. Thanks for watching....

[@DyenamicFilms]

@@STEVEHEROLD Yeah. On my channel look up The Long Walk Home (short film), Other Voices (music video) and Streets of Asbury Park (second unit footage). It took me 15 years to finally transfer the video copy to digital and really get to edit these with editing software. I recently had my negatives scanned in HD except for the music video. I can't find the negative for that one. Cool you shot in black and white. Looks great.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@@DyenamicFilms thanks. i actually took a look at some of the stuff on your channel. indie feature intrigues me. Maybe I'm wrong but seems like there are just pieces of it uploaded. Is the whole film online to watch? Yeah I had a similar story with why it took me 10 years to finish this short. I started cutting on a flatbed in film school but never finished. then around 2000 I was working in a dub house and they had an Avid. Once the owner found I was interested in learning it he hooked me up and got my negatives transferred to Beta for free and then I cut the film and finished it teaching myself Avid.

[@DyenamicFilms]

@@STEVEHEROLD I assume you're referring to the What's Man Doing? feature? Yes. It's uploaded in clips only. Too many technical (and creative) issues to complete the whole feature. The whole feature isn't available, but the clips I salvaged and uploaded make up about half the feature (it was only about 70 minutes long). If you watch the clips in order (from the playlist), it might give you a sense of what it was about beginning to end.

[@rski1036]

Lots of memories; especially of the Circuit; first place I headed to burn some rubber and meet the lady's when I got my license & first car in 67. Used to indoor ice skate across from the Palace in the mid 50's before the fire gutted that building, and later the three old movie theatres were discovered for first dates starting in 63. Always wondered where my then 13 year old girlfriend, Peggy Colby has been all these years, & nope, never found her on Facebook. Moved to my dream state of Florida in the 80's. Nice to hear the city has been on the path back but I'm sure for many of us, it will never be the same.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

thanks for watching the film and sharing your memories.....

[@stuartlee6622]

The MORRO CASTLE BEACHING!!!!

[@MPNNag]

Was anyone at the Madame Marie event on top of the Howard Johnson Building one summer night? She maid the clouds over the Wonder Bar begin to Pinwheel, all the people in attendance began to run from the event off the building at one time. Many people were injured trying to flee. I never questioned her powers, someone ask Bruce Springsteen. Some people don't go to the cross roads.

[@starfruit1231]

asbury park broadwalk is wonderfull now! :)

[@joeymelvin1]

its changed , 2017, place is mobbed, the old howard johnsons is a good eating place now, love it, always did

[@ByGraceIGo]

You posted this almost 9 years ago. I heard much was being restored.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

it's true the city has come a long way back since these days. if you're ever in the area you should stop by you'll probably be pleasantly surprised by a good portion of it now.