Convention Hall Grand Arcade. Paul Goldfinger photo © August, 2013. Left click.
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Posted in Asbury Connection, Asbury Park Connection Photo Gallery, tagged Convention Hall Asbury Park, Grand Arcade Asbury Park boardwalk, Grand Arcade Convention Hall on August 9, 2013| 3 Comments »
Portion of Convention Hall Roof Falls on Northeast Outdoor Bar Sunday Morning.
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Northeast portion of Convention Hall. Asbury Park Sun photo.
We learned about this event on Sunday from the Ocean County Signal and then today we have a link below from the Asbury Park Sun (courtesy of Tom Constantino of Ocean Grove). Convention Hall is a decrepit structure, but there are walkways on both sides overlooking the beach and the ocean. This past Sunday at about 11:30 am., a 4 inch slab of concrete shattered on the northeast side, right where a baby shower was to take place about one hour later. There were no injuries. See the link below for the latest story.
Falling cement roof at Convention Hall
Ironically, I was taking a walk on the AP boardwalk at 7:30 a.m, Sunday morning. I was taking pictures for a photo essay when I arrived at Convention Hall. I was attracted to that open walkway on the southeast side. I took one photo (below) and then walked down to the end. No one was there, so I enjoyed the view and left. A minute later, as I walked past Convention Hall, I looked back at the northeast walkway. About four hours later, the roof came down at that location.
Thank goodness that the baby shower was not going on when the roof fell. It reminds me of the line from “When You Wish Upon a Star” which says,
“Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through..”
7:48 am, Sunday August 4, south east side of Convention Hall. Paul Goldfinger photo
LEON REDBONE. “When You Wish Upon a Star.”