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With packed beaches, John Eddie’s return to the Stone Pony with his Dirty Ole Band, and a Fourth of July fireworks display that was rescheduled, parking along the Asbury Park waterfront was scarce most of the day Saturday.

By 6 p.m. the beaches were cleared so Garden State Fireworks could complete setup for the display, which lasted over 20 minutes.  Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon put crowd estimates for the show at 20,000 people.

Thanks to modern technology, anyone who didn’t make it out has a chance to see some of the highlights.

Here’s a short Vimeo video of some of the display shot from a drone that hovered near the south side of Convention Hall.

Instagram user @jacobsantiago captured this high quality long exposure from the balcony of the Paramount Theatre:

Instagram user @josetutiven nabbed this one from the same vantage point:

Lastly, here’s a two-minute video of the finale:

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