| Palace Amusements | |
| Location: | Asbury Park |
| Location2: | NJ |
| Previous Names: | Palace Merry-Go-Round |
| Theme: | Indoor amusement park |
| Owner: | Ernest Schnitzler August Williams Edward Lange & Zimel Resnick Sam & Henry Vaccaro |
| Rides: | 12 |
| Coasters: | 1 |
| Water Rides: | 1 |
| Status: | Removed |
| Coordinates: | 40.2178°N -74.0035°W |
| Location: | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Architect: | Ernest Schnitzler William B. Stout |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian |
| Builder: | Ernest Schnitzler |
| Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
| Designated Other1 Color: |
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| Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 3705[1] |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Refnum: | 00001406[2] |
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.[3] [4]
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".[5] [6]