The Carousel Building

Probably the most beautiful building in all of historic Asbury Park, if not the entire Jersey shore. This gorgeous copperclad structure with its ornate decorations was designed by Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore and constructed in 1929 as part of the casino building to the east. The carousel was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, and installed in 1932. If you’re out for a stroll along the boardwalk make sure to get up close where one can truly appreciate the beauty of the detailed copper work. As with so much of this town’s historical structures, the carousel fell into disrepair in the later half of the 1900s. The carousel itself was moved in 1990 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after which the building sat abandoned. However, the structure was spared from demolition as is coming back to life in the recent revitalization of the beach community. Music events and art exhibits occasionally find a home within its newly restored walls.

Thank God some good folks were able to keep the powers that be from steamrolling this "copper-clad rotunda" into the bin. I've been wanting to come here for some time and finally did yesterday on a cold, windy day. Very appropriate. The carousel itself was purchased by an entertainment group in 1990 and reinstalled in Myrtle Beach, SC. What they say is that it's still operational to this day but with fiberglass recreations of the original wooden horses. So what happened to the original wooden horses?

Attended a live orchestra concert and the acoustics were amazing! Building itself is gorgeous inside and out. First time seeing the floor mural since it's repainting and it's absolutely beautiful. Great spot for lowkey, offbeat events, and slice of Asbury history

The Carousel is and was gorgeous, my Uncle owned Harry’s Restaurant which was close by to this Carousel and my fathers mother , my Grandmother owned a Hotel down the road from here so our family loved going down to the Boardwalk and I remember riding on the Horses on the Carousel which was so much fun going up and down , the best times we had together was visiting the Boardwalk and going on the Horses on the Carousel together and getting hot peanuts from Mr. Peanut and playing miniature golf with my parents and my sister. Always a great time on the Asbury Park, NJ Boardwalk.

What a beautiful and creative space! Perfect place for a wedding.

Beautiful Historic Carousel Building. Sad the horses 🐎 are still not there.

Historic old building that is incredibly ornate. Worth seeing for sure!

This is an iconic structure in AP. There hasn’t been a carousel for many years, but the space is used as an art gallery, venue for plays, triathlon/5k registration spot, etc. It feels its age, but that’s the cool thing about it.