The Casino opened in 1929 as an arcade with rides, games and other boardwalk amusements. 'We're a couple of weeks away from Memorial Day, and there's no entrance into Ocean Grove or into Asbury Park from Ocean Grove.' 'They're doing the right thing, because it's a public safety issue and the right thing to do is shut it down, but I wish they'd done this a few months ago so it'd be open for the summer,' Moor said.
Instead of the 300-foot Casino walkway, it's a 1.5-mile journey. Its closure leaves late-night pedestrians in a bind: The most direct route between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove is the Wesley Lake promenade and bridge, but both close every day at 12 a.m.Īfter midnight, pedestrians must walk all the way down Lake Avenue to Main Street in order to cross the lake. The Casino breezeway is a vital pedestrian link between Asbury Park and the Ocean Grove area of Neptune. More: Asbury Park Convention Hall owner pushed to make repairs. Maybe now that they have it in writing, they'll do something about it.'
“I’ve been asking them for at least 10 years to seal Convention Hall. The salt air is getting into the steel, and it’s rusting away,” Moor said. “It's because of the open-air environment.
