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This is the hole from where one of the famous Tillie murals was removed for preservation. Like many other boardwalk areas in the United States, such as Coney Island, New York, Asbury Park has fallen on hard times. Palace Amusements, built in 1888, closed exactly 100 years later in 1988, and the historic building fell into disrepair. When the Palace site was targeted for demolition and redevelopment, Asbury Park residents, Tillie fans, and Springsteen fans formed a grassroots effort to save Tillie, lobbying the state to block the demolition or at least remove the mural beforehand. The group was partially successful, as the left-side Tillie, as well as the "bumper girl" murals, were successfully removed. From June 8 to June 11, 2004, Save Tillie volunteers removed the mural from the Palace building.

Source: Wikipedia - Tillie

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