Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning face painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, during the winter of 1955 to 1956. It is an amusement park fun face, and its name is likely a nod to George C. Tilyou, owner of Steeplechase Park in Coney Island, New York, whose Steeplechase Face was a similar grinning sign. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationSide of the Palace Amusements building, Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States 1 Originally painted on this building; the two wall sections are now stored in Asbury Park Current UseWall sections in storage in Asbury Park; the version on the Wonder Bar at Ocean Avenue is a replica 1 Medium
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painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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The two wall sections with the Tillie mural are currently stored in Asbury Park
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Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning face painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, during the winter of 1955 to 1956.
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Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning figure that were painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States. Tillie is an amusement park "fun face", painted during the winter
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