The boardwalk's bones.
The Casino, Convention Hall, the Paramount, the pavilions, the Powerhouse and Tillie. Each carries its own easements, agreements, and current status — and links back to the documents that govern it.
Convention Hall
Half of the connected landmarks at the north end of the boardwalk, by Warren and Wetmore, the architects of Grand Central Terminal, built 1928 to 1930. Closed, with repair obligations and the 2004 historic preservation easement on title. The easement requires the building be kept to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and open to the public at least twelve days a year, six hours a day, and binds every future owner.
Paramount Theatre
The theatre integrated into the Convention Hall complex at the north end of the boardwalk. Part of the Warren and Wetmore landmarks built 1928 to 1930. Closed, with repair obligations and the 2004 historic preservation easement on title: the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and public access of at least twelve days a year, six hours a day, binding every future owner.
The Grand Arcade
The covered public passage and retail arcade connecting Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre.
Casino Arcade
The covered passageway through the Casino that carries the boardwalk between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. Part of the Casino complex. Closed to the public since May 2023. In early 2026 the owner, Madison Asbury Retail, sought a permit to demolish it, drew opposition from the City, State legislators, and the public, then reversed and pledged to repair and preserve it. Roof repairs followed. As of spring 2026 the arcade remained closed.
Casino
The Casino building, the boardwalk-facing structure of the Casino complex, by the same firm and era as Convention Hall: Warren and Wetmore, the architects of Grand Central Terminal. The beachside structure was demolished in 2006. The rest of the complex is closed. The Casino complex is widely regarded as eligible for the State and National Registers but is not listed, and carries no recorded NJSHPO preservation easement on title — protection rests on the WRP, the CAFRA permit, and the 2010 SDA.
Carousel House
Part of the Casino complex, by the same firm and era as Convention Hall, Warren and Wetmore. A round carousel building with an oxidized copper dome, now closed. Within the Casino complex — widely regarded as eligible but not listed, and not covered by the 2004 NJSHPO easement.
Steam Plant
The Steam Plant, the historic brick power house beside the Casino, part of the Casino complex and named in the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan among the structures to be preserved. The resolutions and the plan call it the Power Plant or Heating Plant. Held in fee by Madison Asbury Retail.
Boardwalk Pavilions
The line of small structures along the boardwalk between the Casino and Convention Hall. Most have been renovated.
Sunset Pavilion
A boardwalk pavilion on the north end of the beach near Sunset and Sixth Avenues, north of Convention Hall and adjacent to the Berkeley Carteret Hotel. Built in the mid-1960s to replace a structure destroyed by fire and originally designed as public shade. Since 2015–2016 it has hosted the Wooden Walls mural project curated by Jenn Hampton of the Parlor Gallery, with work from local, national, and international artists — including Mike "Porkchop" LaVallee's 20-foot "Ruthie & Andre" mermaid. In 2019, redeveloper Madison Marquette conducted structural repairs to stabilize the exterior.
Tillie & Palace artifacts
Surviving murals and artifacts from the demolished Palace Amusements, including the Tillie face. Their preservation was a commitment made at the time of the Palace demolition.