Actually, I owned a condo in Ocean Grove when City by the Sea was filmed. My dog actually broke away from me and ran onto one of the sets. Highly embarrassing. But they had to graffiti Asbury Park & the Grove to make it look much worse than it was. Many of us who worked to bring these towns back were very upset and protested the movie.
Visited Ocean Grove many times when I was a teen and early twenties.
Went to the Great Auditorium for special events.
We used to have to move our cars out of town before midnight on Saturday night and walk back to our hotel.
The Sampler Inn and the Grand Atlantic cafeterias had great food; used to get macaroons downtown on Main Street.
Thanks for reviving some good memories.