| Asbury Park Contributor(s): Ayres, Shirley (Author) |
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ISBN: 073853773X ISBN-13: 9780738537733 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Using postcards from the late 1800s on, Asbury Park recounts the history of one of New Jersey's most popular summer resorts. Here are more than two hundred spectacular views of Asbury Park as a thriving city for both businesses and vacationers. Shown are hotels of all descriptions, unforgettable downtown shops, and the beachfront -- a beautiful city carved out of sand dunes and pine forests. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Travel | Parks & Campgrounds - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 974.946 |
| LCCN: 2004116585 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.58" W x 9.32" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Locality - Monmouth-Ocean, N.J. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using postcards from the late 1800s on, Asbury Park recounts the history of one of New Jersey's most popular summer resorts. Here are more than two hundred spectacular views of Asbury Park as a thriving city for both businesses and vacationers. Shown are hotels of all descriptions, unforgettable downtown shops, and the beachfront--a beautiful city carved out of sand dunes and pine forests. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ayres, Shirley: - Shirley Ayres, a professional librarian, is the appointed historian for Bradley Beach, a member the executive board of the Bradley Beach Historical Society, a writer of historical articles for local newspapers, and the coauthor of two titles with Arcadia Publishing on the history of Bradley Beach. For Asbury Park, she selected postcards from the excellent collection of the Asbury Park Public Library and combined them with historical details that bring back the scent of the sea and the aura of the day. |