Redbanks history

Opened on November 11, 1926 as a vaudeville theater and cinema, The Count Basie began life as The Carlton. It was re-named after jazz great and Red Bank native William James “Count” Basie in 1984.

Despite Eisner’s manufacturing success, Red Bank was struck by the 1987 economic recession, especially because its economy was largely based on retail commerce.

Designed by Red Bank architect Jerome Larsen and completed in 1990, this condominium complex retains and celebrates Red Bank’s Victorian architecture.

The interior of the church boasts beautiful stained glass windows, and a mural by Karen Swenson Todd, commissioned by the church in 1993 to celebrate the congregation’s 150th anniversary.

The Water Street area was devastated by a flood in 1996 that reached Broad Street.

The Count Basie Theatre became an independent non-profit corporation in 1999.

Opened in 2000 to meet the needs of underserved members of the community, the Parker Center is staffed by volunteer medical professionals.

The house later became part of Riverview Medical Center as was called the “Century House.” It was purchased by the Charter School and moved to Oakland Street on April 2, 2006, a date remembered for the “move of a Century” that closed downtown Red Bank for most of the day.

The last train went through New Bethlehem on November 5, 2007.

During the summer of 2008, the theater closed for an $8 million dollar renovation that included restoration of the plasterwork, decorative painting, infrastructure and HVAC work, new carpeting and lighting fixtures, new bars and merchandise counters, and the addition of a new VIP patron lounge.

SW Corner of Wood and Broad, was the former site of the Commercial Hotel, which was torn down in 2009.

Laurel Railroad was converted beginning in June 2010 from rails to trails for non-motorized uses.

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Historic Walking Tour – New Bethlehem Historic Walking Tour 2020