The cruise ship S.S. Morro Castle was beached 100 feet from this building after catching fire on 9/8/34. 137 people died. These is a real plaque at a monument on the south side of the building.
Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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The cruise ship S.S. Morro Castle was beached 100 feet from this building after catching fire on 9/8/34. 137 people died. These is a real plaque at a monument on the south side of the building.
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Comments : There is a youtube video of a segment of Bruce Springsteen giving Matt Lauer a tour of Asbury Park, and Bruce said that bands that played the Convention Hall included the Who, Rolling Stones, and Janis Joplin, and that he and Patti (wife Patti Scialfa) saw the Doors there. They must have gone separately as it does not appear that they knew each other then. Springsteen himself has played the Convention Hall.
Date : 2012-10-31