Asbury Park
Photography and fine art prints of Asbury Park by John Rizzuto.
A seaside resort town, Asbury Park once flourished. From the late 1800s until the 1960s, it was known as the "Jewel of the Jersey Shore." In the 1970s, Asbury Park (along with many other New
Jersey cities) became a victim of race riots due to segregation and lack of opportunity for the city's large black community. This caused many residents to move out of the town. In the years to follow,
businesses moved out and large parts of the city lay abandoned, so much so that a city manager called it 'Sarajevo-by-the-sea'.
In the past few years, there has been a resurgence in the Asbury Park real estate market as the town center has gradually become more gentrified as developers have begun various large
redevelopment projects in different areas of the city.
I have created three collections on Asbury Park. Please click one of these titles to see the entire collection. The Boardwalk. The City. The Beach The Metropolitan Hotel
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