A few miles from his Colts Neck home, Springsteen filmed his Harris-Walz endorsement in a Freehold, N.J., diner
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Bruce Springsteen decided to talk, not sing. For nearly three minutes, two weeks ago, the Boss spoke to us in a video endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz posted on social media. The visuals were thoroughly familiar, as the camera framed the shot inside a vintage Jersey diner.
Despite his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, an Oscar, and a Tony, the billionaire New Jersey native seems like the guy next door in a welcoming neighborhood eatery. Wearing a plaid flannel shirt over an open collar white jersey, Springsteen looks like a 21st-century Walt Whitman.
With a soundtrack of traffic on Main Street in Freehold, N.J., the American rocker sat on a stool as he leaned on the white Formica counter at Roberto’s Freehold Grill and earnestly said: “My opinion is no more or less important than those of any of my fellow citizens.” Springsteen asserted in his raspy voice that Harris and Walz want to “include everyone … to benefit all, not just the few like me on top, that is the vision of America I have been consistently writing about for 55 years.”
Route 66: 2024 Cost-Share Grant Awards Announced
Osterman Fueling Station, Peach Springs. Photo/Arizona Preservation Foundation
From the National Park Service: The National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 cost-share grant awards. The program provides grant assistance for eligible historic preservation, research, oral history, interpretative, and educational projects that help preserve the special places and stories of historic Route 66. Since 2001, 179 projects have been awarded $2.72 million with $4.5 million in cost-share match, totaling $7.10 million in public-private investment toward the revitalization and commemoration of the Route 66 corridor.
Historic Jersey Shore amusement park closes after generations of family thrills
People walk past Gillian’s Wonderland, the popular amusement park on the boardwalk in Ocean City, N.J., during its final day of operation before shutting down for good, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
From the Associated Press: OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — For generations of vacationers heading to Ocean City, the towering “Giant Wheel” was the first thing they saw from miles away.
The sight of the 140-foot-tall (42-meter) ride let them know they were getting close to the Jersey Shore town that calls itself “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” with its promise of kid-friendly beaches, seagulls and sea shells, and a bustling boardwalk full of pizza, ice cream and cotton candy.
And in the heart of it was Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, an amusement park that was the latest in nearly a century-long line of family-friendly amusement attractions operated by the family of Ocean City’s mayor.
But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
‘Historic’ Clifton’s sign is in a DTLA back alley. But it’s not junk, owner says
Clifton’s Republic. (Brian Shim/Courtesy Clifton’s Republic)
From LAist: Clifton’s, the legendary downtown Los Angeles mainstay that began as a Depression-era cafeteria, has had its shares of nips, tucks and makeovers in its nearly century-long history.
Its latest reincarnation is Clifton’s Republic, a drinking establishment that harkens to its idiosyncratic past while promising a fantastical, kaleidoscopic future.
Since its relaunch this year, three lounges have now opened, with the remaining five set to debut by March 2025.
And the sign that once graced the front of the building now hangs in an alley behind the restaurant. But despite rumors to the contrary, it’s not junk.
Food court, retail shop will give old Route 66 motel new life
History Through Your Lens: A Snapshot of Preservation Magazine’s Reader-Submitted Photos of Historic Places
The Kessler Theater in Dallas, Texas, is still a thriving live music venue. Steve Spiegel
From Preservation Magazine: Since 2017, every issue of Preservation magazine has printed a photo from a different Instagram user with a sharp eye for print-worthy old places. From iPhone photographers to amateur preservationists, those who tagged their photo with #SavingPlaces or #TellTheFullStory had a chance to spotlight a meaningful historic place on the last page of the magazine. With the Fall 2024 issue, we’ll debut a different format for the back page, so we wanted to look back on some of the photos you’ve shared with us over the past couple years.