Chris’ travelogue

The Great Auditorium

The Great Auditorium

The Great Auditorium is an icon on the Jersey Shore in Ocean Grove.

Rooftops

Rooftops

The peek of The Great Auditorium towers over other building in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

Convention Center and Paramount Theatre on the Boardwalk

Convention Center and Paramount Theatre on the Boardwalk

This is the south face of the Asbury Park Convention Center and Paramount Theatre as it rests on the boardwalk in Asbury Park.

Window Trio

Window Trio

These are three of the windows in the room of the Casino that once housed a magnificant carousel in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Pigeon with a View

Pigeon with a View

The architecture and ornamental modling that remains helps at the the mystique of The Casino in Asbury Park, New Jersey. This single opening, along a row of close such frames, helps to let the sun into the main passage along the boardwalk. If you look carefully, you will see a pidgeon surveying the work...

Casino Royal

Casino Royal

This room in The Casino once housed its famous carousel. The distinctive windows along the round house are special.

Dome Against the Clouds

Dome Against the Clouds

This dome is part of The Casino in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It tops the building that once housed a carousel with hand carved horses. Signs of work to refurbish the building appear. For those who remember previous beauty of the building, the work cannot be completed soon enough...

No Concert Tonight

No Concert Tonight

April showers are preparing for the season ahead. Before long, these benches will be filled with those hoping to listen to some music and catch a summer breeze. Dancing is also a common site during the summer series.

Bradley Beach Gazebo

Bradley Beach Gazebo

The Bradley Beach Gazebo, on the town's boardwalk, is home to the borough's summer concert series. An ocean breeze and some live music makes for a great evening in this town along the Jersey Shore.

Nagle's Line

Nagle's Line

Waiting in line for ice cream at Nagle's of Ocean Grove is worth the wait on a hot summer night. Patrons line up waiting their turn to enjoy a frosty treat to help pass the hot evenings on the Jersey shore.