. Book of the Royal blue . gala events arefrequent occurrences. At the southis Wesley Lake, a long, narrow andpicturesque body of water separatingAsbury Park from its sister city. OceanGrove, by all odds the most famous campmeeting city in the country. The thoroughfares of Asbury Park arenot only uncommonly wide, but are verywell kept, and the greenswards and profuseshade surrounding the residences add mate-rially to the citys attractiveness. The city has recently taken over theownership of the beach front, and muchhas already been done to make the es|)lan-ade and board walk, which is eighty f
. Book of the Royal blue . gala events arefrequent occurrences. At the southis Wesley Lake, a long, narrow andpicturesque body of water separatingAsbury Park from its sister city. OceanGrove, by all odds the most famous campmeeting city in the country. The thoroughfares of Asbury Park arenot only uncommonly wide, but are verywell kept, and the greenswards and profuseshade surrounding the residences add mate-rially to the citys attractiveness. The city has recently taken over theownership of the beach front, and muchhas already been done to make the es|)lan-ade and board walk, which is eighty feetwide and some three miles in length, aspecial feature of attraction. There has recently been built a casino ofmammoth proportions on one of the piersextending into the ocean, and reacheddirectly from the board walk, and in thisamphitheater, under the supervision of themunicipal beach commission, is given aseries of daily concerts and entertainmentsby the best and most noted musical organ-izations and artists in ASBUKY PARK CASI The roads leading to the inland and sur-rounding country are noted for their pictur-esqueness, and driving and motoring arepopular pastimes. An ade(|uate trolleyline brings the nearby towns of Avon,Belmar, Spring Lake, Elberon and LongBranch within easy riding distance ofAsbury Park, while a belt line service inthe city connects the board walk, publichalls and business centers with the hotels are comfortable domiciles, withevery convenience the tourist may exact,and a cuisine which is not surpassed any-where. There are also innumerable board-ing houses, at which very comfortableaccommodations may be obtained. At the smaller boarding houses one maybe accommodated for per week, themore pretentious boarding houses chargingfrom § to Si per week ; the smallhotels furnish very good a week, but at thelarger hotels prices range from $. a dayupwards.
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