12/20/2023 0 Comments Asbury park casino hurricane sandy![]() ![]() Vacant lots mixed with decrepit games of chance - eyeless, mildewing, plush stuffed animals sagging from their walls. I cannot imagine a sadder place than the boardwalk between the old convention center and the slowly-slipping-into-the-ocean casino. The race riots of the summer of 1970 had started a slope of decay from which this seaside town has never recovered.Īfter a while, clouds gathered, the few bathers left the beach. Litter strewn lots, where once large resort hotels stood bordered the west side of the boardwalk. For even though the ferris wheel was still standing and the carousel was still spinning, it was obvious the area was collapsing. Looking back, I wish it had been the digital age, because most of the pictures I took were only in my mind. In the summer of 1979, I arrived one evening, Nikon over my shoulder, fully committed to shooting a whole roll of color film - damn the expense! The empty lots and crumbling buildings look just as they did almost 35 years ago. ![]() It appears that even after Hurricane Sandy, it has been restored to all its full neglected, dilapidated glory. I stood in the sand thinking that this little piece of urban decay never really seems to change. Last week, i found myself once again in Asbury Park, New Jersey, staring at an almost empty beach and boardwalk. No Carnival Life on the Water 1 November 7, 2013 ![]()
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