Boardwalk on Broadway
BY REBECCA PATTON
20 FEBRUARY 2 0 1 8
The first thing you’ll notice about
Madam Marie’s is a glowing, neon
Tillie Face in the window that, to
the uninitiated, could easily be
mistaken for a clown. And for good
reason: The Tillie Face is Asbury
Park’s unofficial logo and features
a grinning carnival worker (likely
George C. Tilyou, who founded
both Coney Island and Asbury Park),
his hair parted down the middle
and curling up at the ends. Madam
Marie’s, a new bar on Broadway,
is a dizzying homage to Asbury
Park, although owner Mike Higgins
says the theme was inspired by
the Bruce Springsteen song, “4th
of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).” The
lyrics describe the characters
who frequented the boardwalk,
including the famous fortune teller
Madam Marie, whose booth was an
Asbury Park staple.
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