A convention hall and the open steel frame of a derelict casino stand on a boardwalk, with Victorian houses inland.
What Asbury Park looks like
The boardwalk runs along the beach, lined with light posts and low modern storefronts. Convention Hall stands on the boardwalk and extends onto the sand. The is joined to it by an arcade that spans the boardwalk.
Convention Hall was built between 1928 and 1930. Its facades mix Italian and French detailing with nautical motifs, and a water tower caps the complex.
South of the hall, the derelict casino stands on the boardwalk. Its open steel frame faces the walk. The circular Carousel House, under a copper dome, still stands.
Inland, the Library Square Historic District is a residential area of late 19th and early 20th century buildings on wide, tree-lined streets laid out on a grid. Much of it centers on Library Square, a green space beside the public library.
Route 71, called Main Street here, is a low commercial street of brick buildings. Utility poles and traffic signals hang overhead. The Steinbach Building is a cream masonry corner block with arched upper windows.
Shot in Asbury Park
The 2002 film City by the Sea takes place in Long Beach, New York. Production shot the Long Beach scenes here, on the boardwalk and at the abandoned casino. The film's end-credits disclaimer notes that no filming took place in Long Beach. The Wrestler, a 2008 film, shot on the boardwalk and inside a casino in Asbury Park. The video for Tunnel of Love was shot in the old casino on the south end.
City by the Sea, 2002
Played the Long Beach boardwalk, Long Beach, New York, early 2000s
This boardwalk appears on screen. The film takes place in Long Beach, New York. Its end-credits disclaimer notes that no filming took place there.
City by the Sea, 2002
Played an abandoned casino arcade, Long Beach, New York, early 2000s
The film's abandoned casino arcade is this building. The end-credits disclaimer covers Long Beach, where no filming took place.
The Wrestler, 2008
Played the boardwalk, New Jersey, present day
Scenes where the characters played by Mickey Rourke and Evan Rachel Wood try to bond were filmed on this boardwalk. The production shot primarily in New Jersey.
Tunnel of Love, 1987 music video
Played a fun house, New Jersey, 1980s
The video for Tunnel of Love was shot in the old casino on the south end. The photograph shows the Carousel House dome, the circular part of the complex that still stands.
What Asbury Park can double for
Long Beach boardwalk in Long Beach, New York
City by the Sea used this boardwalk and an abandoned casino arcade to stand in for Long Beach, a beachfront city on the south shore of Long Island. An end-credits disclaimer notes that no filming took place there. Tighter frames on the boardwalk keep the stand-in from showing. Try searching abandoned casino arcade now.
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall went up in the same years, from 1926 to 1929. It is a convention hall on the boardwalk that holds up to 14,770 people, so it is a much larger building than Convention Hall. Its larger scale reads in a wide frame, so keep the shot closer to the facade. Try searching convention hall on the boardwalk now.
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