tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635668183617882122.post8611306446690221305..comments2023-05-23T03:58:03.442-04:00Comments on Asbury Radio: Residents Report City Purged ArtifactsMaureen Nevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056722189188056330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635668183617882122.post-23781624850555346162010-12-20T12:47:12.940-05:002010-12-20T12:47:12.940-05:00<<< By the way, someone referred to the P...<<< By the way, someone referred to the Palace Amusements as being on the National Historic Register. According to Michael Calafati, the preservation architect who served on the city's Technical Review Committee (TRC), the Palace was not registered. The mistake is often made because the 1888 Carousel House was on the adjacent property. The bronze plaque was actually awarded to the Carousel and affixed to its wall. >>><br /><br />I do not believe that the above passage is altogether accurate. I was indeed able to find Palace Amusements (201-207 Lake Ave., Asbury Park, NJ - NR#00001406 & SRID#3705) listed in the database of historic places in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as well as the National Register of Historic Places. In both cases, the building became registered in the Fall of 2000. I also found a photograph online which clearly shows a plaque on the wall of the Palace. Still wondering though, how could a national treasure (which contained so many memories) be demolished even after attaining status as such? What a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635668183617882122.post-75969474085775400232010-02-11T10:03:50.350-05:002010-02-11T10:03:50.350-05:00Amen!!
It also points out the confusion people hav...Amen!!<br />It also points out the confusion people have about what to preserve and what not to. This is why city's that care about their history have city historians they revere -- not lock up.Maureen Nevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056722189188056330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635668183617882122.post-35886380775242434632010-02-10T22:36:06.691-05:002010-02-10T22:36:06.691-05:00I can understand that the city might not have been...I can understand that the city might not have been able to care for all these objects, but couldn't they at least have donated them to a non-profit that would have, or even sell them for money to collectors - at least these items would still be in existence. Since the time the Mayfair theatre was taken down, this historical architecture and artifacts of this town have suffered due to its insensitive political leaders.Wernerizednoreply@blogger.com