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5… Take a walk on the boardwalk.


The boardwalk greets you with a large yellow-and-black sign with a patina-covered copper schooner sitting atop it, which might remind you that one of maritime’s worst tragedies ever took place just outside AP’s famous Convention Hall in 1934. The Morro Castle cruise ship’s library caught fire and it resulted in 180 people losing their lives. It took a few months for local authorities to get the remnants of the ship out of the water just east of the AP Convention Hall. A granite monument was placed on the grounds just in front of the boardwalk sign to commemorate the tragedy’s 75th anniversary in September 2009.


In its glory days, the Boardwalk was famous for rides and other family attractions – including the Tilt-A-Whirl and Madam Marie’s psychic hut, both glorified in Springsteen’s “Fourth Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)” lyrics. Madam Marie’s - smack dab in the center - is one of the few original Boardwalk attractions still standing. The late Marie



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