The Time Voyagers

Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ Written by NJ Historian Asbury Park, a 1.4 square mile city bordered by Deal Lake to the north and Wesley Lake to the south, is located within Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is most famously known for being home to the legendary Bruce Springsteen and the Paramount theater, where he often will still rehearse for shows. Asbury Park was developed in 1871 when James A. Bradley, originally of New York, purchased 500 acres from Ocean Township. However, instead of naming the area after himself he chose to name it after the first American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Francis Asbury. The Carousel House, Asbury Park. Bradley fulfilled his primary intent - to create a white, middle-class resort with gardens, parks and lakes. Bradley installed a boardwalk which became widely successful in attracting visitors to Asbury Park’s beaches. The boardwalk sparked the addition of attractions and hotels. In 1888, Ernest Schnitzler built the Palace

This is our latest acquisition! It is a circa mid-nineteenth century walnut frame mirror. What makes this mirror unique is that the top portion has a Victorian image of a garden behind glass. It was purchased from an estate sale at a wonderful historic home in Somerville, NJ.