The Empress Hotel (New Jersey)
- The Empress Hotel (New Jersey)
The Empress Hotel, located in Asbury Park, New Jersey, is a popular gay resort.
The Hotel opened as a luxury resort for vacationing families in the 1950s.
In 1980, the Empress was featured on the picture sleeve of Bruce Springsteen's hit single "Hungry Heart", which depicts a photo of Springsteen standing near a phone booth on the Asbury Park boardwalk, with the hotel visible in the background.
It was abandoned for nearly a decade when, in 1998, Shep Pettibone bought the abandoned building and opened the Paradise Nightclub inside [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20040625153652/http://www.gayasburypark.com/more.tpl?w=3294077241 Gay Asbury Park ] ] . The nightclub lured crowds of gay travelers away from Fire Island and instead to the beaches of Asbury Park. The hotel portion reopened in August 2004 [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20050213213304/gayasburypark.com/more.tpl?w=1077 Gay Asbury Park ] ] , and is very popular among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender travelers in New Jersey.
In 2008, a dining establishment, the "Ketchup Grill" opened inside. A clothing store, catering to gay beach-goers, was added to the ground level in 2008.
The club attracts first class live entertainment and is one of the Jersey Shore's most popular clubs. During its heyday, Judy Garland frequented the resort, always requesting room 400; today that room is "The Judy Garland Suite" [ [http://www.thebplot.com/august2007 Blank ] ] .
References
External links
* [http://www.asburyempress.com/ Empress Hotel website]
* [http://www.asburyboardwalk.com/ The Asbury Park Boardwalk]
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