Casino Arena, Asbury Park, New Jersey

• Operator: Perth Amboy Arena Company^[1]
(Became AOW Corporation, America on Wheels)
• Manager: Howard Franklin^[2], George Carson^[3]
• Pro/Coach: ^[?]
• Organist: ^[?]
• Floor type: Northern Hard Maple wood.^[2]
• Primary reason for closing: Hurricane damaged Sept 1944^[4]
• Opened (Leased by AOW): Feb 1941^[2] - Sept 1944^[4]
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Casino Palace, Asbury Park, New Jersey
• Operator: Casino Enterprises, Inc.^[6]
• Manager: Peter Carver^[7]
• Pro/Coach: ^[?]
• Organist: Mrs. Mae Geller^[7]
• Floor size: 75' x 175'^[7]
• Floor type: Concrete base (for Ice)^[7], All purpose plastic floor (for Rollers)^[8]
• Primary reason for closing: Fire^[10]
• Opened for Ice Skating (Leased by Casino Enterprises, Inc.): 1954^[7] - 1955^[8]
• Opened for Roller Skating: April 1955^[8] - Nov 1955^[9]
• Opened for Ice again: Nov 1954^[9] - 1966^[10]

History Timeline:
1905 - Start of Skating at the Casino.^[14]
1928 - Fire destoyed Casino^[13]
1929 - Replaced the original Casino destroyed by fire in January of 1928^[12]
1940 - Added to the AOW chain^[2]
1944 - The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 (AOW lease cancelled due to Hurricane)^[4]
1945 - Lawsuit over loss/repair from hurricane^[4]
1948 - Settlement negotiated^[5]
1954 - After being closed for 10yrs, Re-opened as an Ice Rink.^[7]
1955 - Back to roller skating. "Ice had big drop of business."^[8]
1955 - Back to Ice skating.^[9]
1966 - Fire in Casino - End of lease.^[10]
1967 - Looking for lease bids.^[11]
1974 - Building has re-opened. To be used for shows, starting with a circus.^[12]
1980's - "Improperly installed roof and storms contributed to damage that forced the closure of the skating rink"^[13]