Description
Matted & ready to pop into a standard frame: This interesting 8 in. x 10 in. photo is from 1922 & depicts a Budweiser Advertising Billboard, 1st & Ocean at Asbury Park, New Jersey. This is a contemporary reprint made directly from a high resolution digital scan of the vintage photograph. The piece is crisply printed on matte finish photo paper & placed in a white acid-free matte, ready to be popped into a standard 11 in. x 14 in.; frame, which can be bought anywhere locally. From the web: Founded in 1871 by James A. Bradley, a broom manufacturer from New York City, Asbury Park is known for being a progressive city. This was one of the visions of its founder. Bradley, who had converted to Methodism at the time, visited a summer camp meeting in Ocean Grove to the south, & set his sights to the north by purchasing about 500 acres of oceanfront land. This land would eventually become Asbury Park. Bradley paid $90,000 for the property in 1871, & named it after Francis Asbury, the first bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. From the very beginning, Bradley instituted progressive & innovative designs into Asbury Park, including a boardwalk with pavilions, electrical systems, trolley systems, & an artesian well. Other implementations included wide streets lined with trees, parks, churches, & a thriving business district at the oceanfront. More than 600,000 people vacationed in Asbury Park annually in the city's early years, & the city flourished from the later part of the Victorian era to the 1960s. in 1880, Coney Island impresario George C. Tilyou opened up his steeplechase amusements on Ocean Avenue, & brought his iconic & smiling "Tillie" face to Asbury Park. in 1888, the Palace Merry-Go-Round was installed at the corner of Lake Avenue & Kingsley Street, & many other amusements & attractions soon followed. in 1929, the current Convention Hall & Casino buildings were introduced, & the city became a cultural & shopping destination, not only for fine stores, but for movies, theater, & concerts. No rights are granted or implied other than for personal collectible use. Makes a terrific gift for the New Jersey/Asbury Park/beweriana collector or an addition to your collection! pub advertising dir Matted Photograph | 8x10 - 1922 Budweiser Beer Sign Asbury Park, New Jersey Nj
