To get the pictures below, I shimmied up some wood planks resting against the wall to an open window.  I was by myself that day, and unarmed, so I thought twice about entering the building.  As I leaned in the window I encountered two unsavory individuals doing what I will refer to as illegal activities.  I excused myself, and explained I just wanted to document the architecture, to which one of them slurred, "oh that's okay, we're just trying to stay out of trouble".  I took his word for it, snapped a few photos and hightailed it out of there.  The next time I went back to Asbury Park all of the windows on the first two stories were boarded up and new "No Trespassing" signs were posted. The Ambassador hotel was very recently demolished.

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