Posted in Asbury Connection, Photography: The Other Side of Asbury, tagged Asbury Park NJ, Blogfinger photo series, The other side of Asbury on May 8, 2022| 6 Comments »
Asbury Park, Ridge Avenue. Dec. 27, 2013. By Paul Goldfinger © click to enlarge. “The Other Side of Asbury” will be an ongoing photographic project.
SAMMY DAVIS, JR. Live—From his album MR. BOJANGLES. “The Birth of the Blues.”
Asbury Park isn’t exactly “the southland,” but the blues have been performed all over the world.
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Asbury Park boardwalk on April 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Asbury Park. September, 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
TONY BENNETT from his album “From Now On.”
Posted in Asbury Connection, tagged True Love on April 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Asbury Park boardwalk. By Paul Goldfinger ©
Don Azpiazu and the Havana Casino Orchestra with “Amor Sincero”
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Photography at The Jersey Shore, Photography New Jersey, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, Photography: Zombie Walk Asbury park, tagged SS Morro Castle on April 1, 2022| 3 Comments »
In 1934, an Ocean Liner (SS Morro Castle), was traveling from Havana to New York when it caught fire and beached on the shores of Asbury Park. There were 137 deaths.
A handful of survivors washed up at the Zombie Walk in Asbury Park (October 2013)
Paul Goldfinger photo. Asbury Park Zombie Walk, 2013. © Click to enlarge.
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT From the soundtrack of The Aviator:
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Blogfinger Presents, tagged The Oceanic Inn Asbury Park on February 26, 2022| 2 Comments »
The Oceanic Inn on Kingsley Avenue in Asbury Park. 2015. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
2015 Re-post: The Oceanic Inn is considered to be the least expensive place to stay in A.Park. It is one block from the ocean and is near the Stone Pony and the Asbury Lanes. Will throwbacks like this be kept alive as Asbury rolls into the 21st century? How is that possible? It is prime real estate, but it also has value as an authentic piece of history in a unique Jersey Shore town. Which value will society allow to prevail?
I guess we know. After all, they tore down the Palace Amusements and dismantled the Carousel.*
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
February, 2022; We have learned from the Coaster that the Inn will be torn down and replaced by condominiums. Only the memories will be left.
PLAYER:
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Photograph by Bob Bowné, tagged EMPRESS HOTEL on February 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Asbury Park, NJ. March 11, 2015. By Bob Bowné. ©Special to Blogfinger.
The Empress Hotel near the ocean in Asbury Park dates back to the 1960’s. It was brought back to life and is now a centerpiece in the revived AP. It is currently (2015) undergoing a “spring spruce-up”
From the Empress web site.
THE CROWS
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Blogfinger Music Department, Blogfinger Presents, Music from the movies, Ocean Grove Blizzard 2015 Gallery, Ocean Grove blizzard 2015 news, Ocean Grove storm gallery, Ocean Grove storm stories, Photograph by Bob Bowné, tagged Carousel building Asbury Park, Frozen Wesley Lake in Ocean Grove, Non-blizzard of 2015 in Ocean Grove, Photography by Bob Bowné on January 19, 2022| 8 Comments »
Wesley Lake is almost frozen solid this morning, Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015. By Bob Bowné, special to Blogfinger. ©. Asbury Park, N.J.
SHERRILL MILNES. “Bella figlia deli’amoré” (Verdi’s Rigoletto) From the soundtrack of the film “Quartet”
Posted in Asbury Connection, Ocean Grove photographs, tagged Gay friendly Ocean Grove, Ocean Grove more LGBT friendly than Asbury Park on January 6, 2022| 5 Comments »
Photo from the Asbury Park Sun: “A crowd dances on the beach during a “Sandblast” weekend event, a collection of parties and events held in Asbury Park geared toward the LGBT community.”
Ocean Grove, Main Avenue. Blogfinger photo. ©
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
In an article from the Asbury Park Sun, Jill Bartlett reports the result of rankings by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) which surveys cities across the country. OG came in second along with New Brunswick. Jersey City was first out of the eight cities that were ranked in New Jersey.
Asbury Park ranked low.
To see the details, click on this link: APS link
Ocean Grove has a substantial gay population, and many of them live full time in the Grove. Some of them own businesses here. Except for a few notable clashes with the Camp Meeting Association, most gays in town like living here. Some of them are active and have leadership positions in local organizations. Ocean Grove United has participated in town meetings with the OGCMA and other groups to form a united front in seeking aid for our demolished boardwalk.
I recently asked a gay Grover what the difference is between the gays in the Grove and those who live in Asbury Park. His reply was, “In Asbury they’re younger and have better parties.” But he didn’t say that he wanted to live there.
The OG gay community and Ocean Grove received some national publicity in relation to the Pavilion controversy in 2007. Last week the subject came up in a national magazine regarding FEMA’s denial of OG for disaster funds.
It’s good now to get some positive publicity about a relationship that is positive in a town that takes pride in its diversity.
AL JOLSON:
Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Asbury Park all year round, The Stylistics on Blogfinger on October 10, 2021| 4 Comments »
“WELCOME ALL— ALL YEAR ROUND.” A. Park near the Asbury Hotel. July, 2016. Blogfinger photo. © Click to make the vision larger.
THE STYLISTICS:
Posted in Asbury Connection, Blogfinger Presents, tagged Pride parade in Asbury Park 2014, The Rainbow Connection on September 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »
This event is an annual happening in Asbury Park. Many Ocean Grovers walk over to see the Sunday parade each June.
“Jersey Pride strives to promote community participation and visibility between lesbians, gay men, bisexual, transgendered, and intersexed people and the general public of New Jersey” (Source: Wikipedia)”
Pride Parade. NJ.com photo 2014 .
Main Street,
Asbury Park. June 2, 2014. Blogfinger photo
Paul Goldfinger Cookman Ave. Pride. 2019.
HARRY McCLINTOCK from “O Brother Where Are Thou”
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