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A third, larger auditorium was built in 1880. As Ocean Grove drew more and more visitors, the facilities were outgrown, and construction of the present Great Auditorium was completed in 1894. Originally designed to accommodate crowds of as many as 10,000 people, the subsequent installation of theater-style cushioned seating in many sections reduced seati
Ocean Grove Great Auditorium: Ocean Grove: 6,250 1977 Jersey Mike's Arena: Piscataway: 8,960 September 3, 1994 SHI Stadium: 52,454 unknown Plainfield High School Auditorium Plainfield: 1,525 1928 Main Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center: Rahway: 1,336 1926 Count Basie Center for the Arts: Red Bank: 1,568 2003 Starland Ballroom ...
The building remained empty up until 1994 when the Ocean Grove Historic Preservation Society led by Herbert Herbst and formed for the sole purpose of saving the building bought the building from the Board of Education for $1. The building was sound, but it was badly deteriorated. The ceiling of the auditorium was lying on the floor.
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Tents surround the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove Friday, August 30, 2019, ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
Ocean Grove: NJ tells leaders to open beach access on Sunday summer mornings or get fined $25K a day The Township Committee was asked to approve a pair of resolutions and an ordinance. The first ...
Turk is particularly well known as resident organist of the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. [2] [4] Since he took this post in 1974, [5] the famed Robert Hope-Jones organ has been enriched with a remarkably diverse tonal palette and expanded to its current size of 207 ranks and 12,200 total pipes, played from a five-manual console.
Ocean Grove was created in 1869 by Methodist clergymen and is known for its Victorian-style homes and the Great Auditorium, which frequently attracts religious gatherings. It is commonly known by ...