Asbury Park ruins

As a child I spent a lot of time at Asbury Park. My parents took us there to walk the boardwalk and ride the rides and play games. We went there on Christmas Day to visit a bit of my past. The place I remember is gone. There is one building on the boardwalk that is somewhat intact - during the holidays it had a Christmas tree and lights inside it but there didn't seem to be anything going on. Occasionally, I imagine they still have concerts there (I saw Elvis Costello there in the '80s).

This is what remains of the Casino:

Casino - Asbury Park, NJ

Not sure how much of the dereliction comes from hard times (which Asbury Park has had a lot of) and how much comes from Hurricane Sandy. Through the entry you can see a condemned building and a gap where a building once was. 

It's a beat place.

Abandoned house revisited

A few months ago, I wrote a post that included some pictures of an abandoned house that is located next to the local bicycle trail. Well, today I rode past on my bike and was surprised to see that it had burned down. Oddly enough, there were still flames in the guts of what had been the house, so the house must have just burnt down in the last 24 hours. Crazy! Anyhow, I went back this afternoon to take some photos. Although the flames were gone, I could still hear the crackling of wood so there are still some hot embers in there. Strange times....

As it was

As it is