The fight to save Tillie
An Asbury Park icon is withering away in a shed. Will he be a casualty of the city’s rebirth?
Updated on Mar 03, 2021;
Published on Mar 03, 2021
The original Tillie mural from the old Palace Amusement building is peeling away in a shed near the Asbury Park boardwalk. Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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The beloved icon sits in darkness, withering away inside a wooden shed just steps from the bustling beachfront.
The paint on his hulking, concrete face is flaking. A chunk of his nose is ready to fall off. The years of salt and wind and neglect have exacted their toll, and spiderwebs hang from the steel frame keeping him intact.