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Today in Asbury Park history, 2009 The Parlor Gallery opens on "Arts block" on Cookman Avenue

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Today in Asbury Park history, 1874, The Matawan Journal reports:

"25-30 horses and carts are leveling streets, cutting away hills, grading and getting lots ready for market" in Bradley's Asbury Park

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OTD 1934 in Asbury Park: Henry "Cuba" Lopez & his wife Minnie opened Cuba's Spanish Tavern (bit.ly/37DizDK), "the west side's grandest nightclub," on Springwood Ave. Closed in 1971

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Asbury Park OTD in 1969: Bruce Springsteen's band Child makes it's debut at the Upstage bit.ly/2NRWR82

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Also OTD in Asbury Park, 1942: Famed dancer Ruth St. Denis performs at a Red Cross "Patriotic Rally" at Convention Hall.

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OTD 1995 in Asbury Park (related) history: Robert Santelli, former Asbury Park Press music writer, is named director of education at the Rock & Roll Hal of Fame

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#OTD 1992 in Asbury Park history: Asbury Park HS grad John Colby won Grammy award for his soundtrack to the PBS documentary series "The Civil War"
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#OTD Asbury Park 2008, the Metropolitan Hotel was demolished bit.ly/3uHyf2G

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#OTD Asbury Park 1979 Convention Hall named to the National Register of Historic Places bit.ly/3b4tkBg

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Also #OTD 2013 Lakehouse Music Academy (lakehousemusicacademy.com) opens on Lake Avenue bit.ly/3kDxFOV

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#OTD 1914 Asbury Park west side's Royale Theatre destroyed by a major blizzard.

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#OTD Asbury Park history - Realtor & former AP Mayor T. Frank Appleby sworn in as AP's first politician elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

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#OTD 1886 in Asbury Park history: The Asbury Park Public Library unveils its custom-made stained glass window dedicated to the memory of Ulysses S. Grant. bit.ly/2OA7fl4

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#OTD 1994 in Asbury Park history: Associates of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi purchased the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel with plans to obtain an Institute of Yogic Flying

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#OTD 1915 in Asbury Park history: Capt. Walter Auten takes command at newly constructed Asbury Park Armory on Lake Ave & Bond St. The Armory later became a VFW post & a key figure in early yrs of R&B bit.ly/3buyQNM

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#OTD 1994 in Asbury Park history: With the arrest & resignation of Mayor Dennis Buckley, city councilwoman & teacher Patricia Candiano becomes AP's 1st female mayor.

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OTD 2011 in Asbury Park history: The Smithsonian's New Harmonies exhibit at the Public Library inspires the founding of the Asbury Park Music Foundation asburyparkmusiclives.org/about-us

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#OTD 1943 in Asbury Park history: #NYYankees start spring training on the Asbury Park High School field. atmlb.com/3tlJn3J

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#OTD 1877 in Asbury Park, the city's first volunteer fire department, Wesley Steam Fire Company #1, was established.

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On this day in 1882 in Asbury Park, Frederick G. Burnham made (maybe see bit.ly/3vBRcob) his 1st land purchase as developer of what will become Asbury Park's "west side"

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#OTD in 1892 Asbury Park: The Windermere, a 4 mast sailing vessel, ran aground at the foot of Deal Lake Drive

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#OTD 1896 Asbury Park history: J. Kyle Kinmonth published the 1st edition of the Asbury Park Daily Press

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#OTD 2004 Asbury Park history: Henry Vaccaro sells a collection of Michael Jackson family's memorabilia obtained during the family’s failed plan to build a themed attraction in AP. The Jackson’s sued bit.ly/3cVcynS

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#OTD 1897 Asbury Park is officially incorporated as a city (wikipedia bit.ly/3ckHqiI)

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#OTD 1874 Asbury Park by an act of the NJ Legislature became a borough.
(simple wikipedia: bit.ly/2Pv17eo)

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#OTD 1933 AP HS alumnus Cesar Romero appears in The Shadow Laughs (IMDB: imdb.to/39iiAxW) his 1st of more than 100 films.
(FamousPeople.com: bit.ly/3fhpp6L)

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#OTD 1974 Asbury Park, West side business owners Michael "Sonny Bopp" Dello & his brother Tony are executed gangland style at Michael's Sugar Bowl store. bit.ly/3sHdIdc

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Also #OTD 2009 in Asbury Park, the 1st Silverball Museum (bit.ly/2POVKqz) opens in a Cookman Avenue basement space.

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#OTD 1999 Asbury Park - AP High School grads Michael & Roger King (yes those Kings) sell their King World Productions to CBS for $2.5B. nyti.ms/3ub5ryH

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OTD in 1903 in Asbury Park history: Having lost a lawsuit over control of AP's waterfront, founder James Bradley sells the boardwalk to the city for $100,000.

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OTD in 1986 Asbury Park history, The "ambitious (but ill-fated)" Ocean Mile waterfront development was announced.
Ill-fated is stating a bit too nice, twas a bad period that followed

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Photo credit: me 😉

#OTD 1917 The Great Asbury Park Fire (bit.ly/3udKyD0) traced to the Natatorium on the boardwalk that destroyed 48 buildings across 4 city blocks from the boardwalk to Grand Ave. including the First Methodist Church.

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OTD 1940 in Asbury Park, the "original" Albion Hotel & adjacent Steeplechase Park destroyed by fire

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#OTD 1945 The Berkeley-Carteret & Monterey Hotels were commissioned as a wartime Naval Convalescence Hospital (bit.ly/2OEYNBI)

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#OTD 2014 Asbury Park musical history: The "“heart-stopping, pants-dropping, love-making, earth-quaking, Viagra-taking” E Street Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (bit.ly/3g0OF1u)

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#OTD 2014 in Asbury Park history: James "Chippy" Coleman, an AP HS grad, and long-time public official, judge & "political player" (bit.ly/3uG7RWf) passed away @ 90 yrs old.

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#OTD 1998 in Asbury Park history: Asbury Park Press editorial cartoonist Steve Breen (@sdutBreen) wins the APP it's first Pulitzer Prize (bit.ly/3mR8g5o)

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#OTD 2009 the 1st Asbury Park half-marathon was run (2017 course bit.ly/3v05L3z)

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#OTD 2006 in Asbury Park, Bruce #Springsteen plays 1st of 4 rehearsal shows for the Seeger Sessions tour (bit.ly/3dyAY80) @ Convention Hall. (I was shutout 😔 )

Setlist: bit.ly/3ecEtQY

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#OTD in Asbury Park history:
- in 1880, The First Church of the Holy Spirit is dedicated.
- in 1950, the inaugural Monmouth County Scholarship Cotillion for minority students is held @ APHS

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#OTD 2006, the "eye sore", the structure of the never finished C-8 condo complex, across from the boardwalk was demolished by explosives. link to a video:

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#OTD 1998 in Asbury Park, The New Jersey Shore-Cats of the US Basketball League, based in Convention Hall & coached by NBA Hall-of-Famer Rick Barry opened their 1st season (wikipedia bit.ly/2PCaJV9)

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In Asbury Park, #OTD in 1966, Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Hogan establishes AP's "vanguard lesbian bar" the Chez-L Lounge on Cookman Ave.

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#OTD 1911 in Asbury Park, The Savoy Theatre (bit.ly/3ejELqx) opened on Mattison Ave, originally hosting live plays and operettas. It closed in 1976 as a pornographic movie house.

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#OTD 1937 in Asbury Park the Hindenburg flew over the city around 5PM on its final voyage to Lakehurst. See photo bottom of page @ bit.ly/3vDohiy

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also #OTD 1978 in Asbury Park music history, Atlantic City Expressway featuring Jon Bongiovi (Bon Jovi) on vocals, performs a set of Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes cover. bit.ly/3nTMOxo

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#OTD 1988 in Asbury Park history, the "newly formed" Interfaith Neighbors, @IFNInc, coalition (interfaithneighbors.org) welcomed its first family into its subsidized housing program

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@IFNInc #OTD 1971 in Asbury Park music history, Bruce Springsteen’s Dr. Zoom & The Sonic Boom opened for The Allman Brothers Band at the Sunshine In. (Brucebase wiki bit.ly/3uCbVHv)

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Also #OTD 1927 in Asbury Park history, the “Electric Building,” ( bit.ly/3xXW0VY) the “tallest skyscraper between Newark and Atlantic City” is dedicated.

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OTD Asbury Park:
1906: Asbury Park votes to annex the "West Side" (West Park) area as part of the city

1936: the 1st annual Tulip Week Festival gets underway with over 100,000 bulbs planted in preparation.

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#OTD 1939 in Asbury Park history:
"Asbury Park Day" is announced as the daily special theme of the New York World's Fair...

Supposedly this was a special button for this but I haven't been able to find any reference...

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#OTD 2012 Jon Bon Jovi "returns" to AP to close out the 10th Annual Bamboozle Festival (bit.ly/3fo0ooK) on a specially built boardwalk stage. (setlist bit.ly/33RRV7U)

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#OTD 1911 Asbury Park history, after "a headline making investigation and trial", Frank Heidemann was executed for the 1910 murder of 10 yr old Marie Smith in A.P. (AP Historical Society FB post bit.ly/3hYZWAr)
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#OTD in Asbury Park:
1977: Henrietta Zachary was sworn in as the 1st woman on A.P. Council

2002: The owners of the Moonstruck move across the lake from Ocean Grove to A.P. "spearheading a new area of fining dining" in A.P.

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#OTD in Asbury Park:
1912: Teddy Roosevelt, as a 3rd party candidate, makes a re-election campaign stop(bit.ly/2ShRRfb)

1956: 13 yr old Bobby Fischer competes in US Amateur Chess Championship at the Monterey Hotel.

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#OTD in Asbury Park:
1912: William Taft visits Asbury Park during presidential campaign

2004: The historic Palace Amusements demolition begins

2016: The Asbury Hotel opens on site of a former Salvation Army retirement home

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#OTD 1998 in Asbury Park, record producer Shep Pettibone buys & renovates the Empress Motel(bit.ly/3wrNaOK), creating an LGBTQ friendly hotel & The Paradise dance club(bit.ly/3vp93y5).

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#OTD (5/29)1893 Asbury Park unveils its downtown memorial statue & park dedicated to the Union soldiers of “The War of Rebellion” (bit.ly/3wEyxHT)

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#OTD (5/30) in Asbury Park:
in 1942: Arthur Pryor led the Asbury Park Municipal Band in its debut concert

in 1986: SSJ & The Jukes inaugurate a series of free Memorial Day Beach concerts promoted by radio station WNEW-FM

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Also #OTD (5/30) 2000 in Asbury Park, New owner Domenic Santana reopens the Stone Pony for Memorial Day NJ Gov. Christie Whitman attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony. (on.mtv.com/3vfVNeU)

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#OTD (5/31) in Asbury Park music:
1942 Cab Calloway & his band became the 1st Black performers to headline a Convention Hall show.

1982, The Clash finished a legendary 3 night stand at Convention Hall including a final night party down at the Casino (bit.ly/3vAIgyG)

#OTD (6/1) in Asbury Park history:
1930 - Convention Hall opens its doors to the public (bit.ly/3i4RC1S)

2020 - Thousands attend outdoor rally for Black Lives Matter held outside the Asbury Park Postoffice

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#OTD (6/2) in Asbury Park history:

1927 - The 5th Avenue Arcade (predecessor to Convention Hall) was destroyed by fire.

1942 - The lights on the waterfront went dark due to German? U-boots prowling the costal waters

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#OTD (6/3) in Asbury Park history:
2006 - Owner George Panas closed the Howard Johnson's Restaurant on the boardwalk.

2012 - the Albion Hotel's restored Rainbow Room sign was installed at the A.P. Transportation Center.

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#OTD (6/4) in 1984 (in "Asbury Park" music history) - Bruce Springsteen releases "Born in The U.S.A." (wikipedia link bit.ly/3wPPHlO)

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#OTD (6/5) in Asbury Park:
1989 Fire destroyed top floor of the former Steinbach department store building

1992 Father Robert Kaeding established "The Center" (bit.ly/3gabduX) for local people living with HIV/AIDS
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#OTD (6/6) in Asbury Park history:
1921 James A. Bradley (bit.ly/2SeJtgG) who “founded” Asbury Park died at 91yrs old in NYC

1992 1st annual Jersey Pride Festival “presented” at Bradley Park kicked off Pride Month.

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#OTD(6/7) 1934, heavyweight boxer Max Baer (bit.ly/2T4lC3l) trained at his camp in Asbury Park for his World Heavyweight Championship bout with Primo Carnera

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#OTD(6/8) 1888 in Asbury Park, Ernest Schnitzler (bit.ly/3uYWAA5) opened the 1st Palace Carousel (precursor to the Palace Amusement complex)

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#OTD(6/10) 1883 The schooner Laura Bridgman runs aground off the shore of Asbury Park

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(source: Asbury Park Historical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar)

#OTD (6/13) 2008 Paranormal Books & Curiosities, @ParanormalNJ, opened in downtown Asbury Park (bit.ly/2Ssivm2)

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(source: APHistorical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar)

@ParanormalNJ #OTD (6/15) 1919 in Asbury Park, the present day Trinity Episcopal Church (bit.ly/3iBtm7P) on Grand Ave was consecrated.

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(source: AP Historical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar)

@ParanormalNJ #OTD (6/16) 1970 in Asbury Park, Charlton Hestons appeared at the Mayfair Theater for the area premier of the movie “The Hawaiians”

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source: AP Historical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar

@ParanormalNJ #OTD (6/17) 1873 The Lake View, regarded as the 1st hotel in Asbury Park, overlooking Wesley Lake opens to guests.

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source: APHistorical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/18) in #AsburyPark music history:
- 1942 trombonist-bandleader Arthur Pryor passed away(bit.ly/2SE5DcA)

- 2011 Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons passes away(bit.ly/3gHNHFM)
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source: AP Historical Society's AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/23) 1883 in Asbury Park, Helen Peck Crane buys the cottage at 508 4th Ave & moved in with her daughter Agnes and youngest son Stephen. (bit.ly/3vP2G6C

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/24) 1961, Asbury Park track/football star Frank Budd set the record for 100 yd @ the National AAUU track meet, the 1st man to run it in 9.2s bit.ly/2TWgDCx

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/25) in Asbury Park:
1955 - Bill Haley & The Comets perform in Asbury Park’s 1st rock & roll concert at the Casino

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/26) 1892 in Asbury Park, the founder of the Salvation Army is present as the Salvation Army opens its 1st AP auditorium on Mattison Ave.

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/26) 2004 in Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen signs copies of his book, Songs, for "a select group of fans" at Don Stine’s Antic Hay Books

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/27) 1887 in Asbury Park, Rev. James Francis Robinson of the West Side’s AME Zion Church held an “Indignation Meeting” in protest of AP’s segregationist policies

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/28) 1942 Asbury Park, The Monte Carlo Pool, the “world’s largest salt water pool” opened at the north end of the Asbury Park boardwalk.

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar

#OTD (6/29) 1921 in Asbury Park, the city dedicated the James Bradley statue “just” 8 days after his funeral.

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/29) 1962 in Asbury Park, the rooftop Arthur Pryor Bandshell was dedicated

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/29) 1983 in Asbury Park, the Carroll family published the 1st edition of the weekly Coaster newspaper (bit.ly/2U5FyTX)

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/30) 1925 in Asbury Park, the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel opened its door to the public

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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#OTD (6/30) 1956 in Asbury Park, the concert starring Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers at Convention Hall ends in what as branded as “the nation’s 1st Rock & Roll riot”

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source: AP Historical Society AP 1871-2021 calendar
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