For years, amusements and Asbury Park were synonymous. The ferris wheel at Palace Amusements, the carousel at the Casino. Those types of cultural fixtures are no longer a permanent presence in the city. But a few times a year in the spring and summer, a traveling carnival makes its way into town.
Ocean Grove resident Robert Burns captured this scene in late spring.
Burns tells Asbury Park Sun, “I come from a family of photographers. I’ve been clickin’ since I was about 7.”
“I took this pic the Thursday before Bamboozle started while it was still quiet. It’s in front of the Berkley-Carteret. I felt inspired by the spokes and how the wheels of change and progress are turning in Asbury Park. A town that holds many fond childhood memories of the motor boats, swan boats and amusements. Hours spent playing pin-ball and the great concert scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s.”
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