▁added ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁valu ations ," ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁As bury ▁Park ▁Press . ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁T ray m ores ▁and ▁Bre akers ▁and ▁other ▁impos ing ▁structures ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁years , ▁we ▁can ▁show ▁only ▁the ▁Mon ter ey , ▁the ▁Ber keley - C arter et , ▁the ▁As bury - Car l ton ▁and ▁the ▁Palace ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁four ▁then - new ▁season al ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁resort ▁city ). " ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁after ▁a ▁myster ious ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁Ar cade ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁Square ▁on ▁the ▁Board walk , ▁vot ers ▁passed ▁a ▁bond ▁refer endum ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁convention ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁plot . ▁Het rick ▁commission ed ▁architect s ▁Warren ▁and ▁W et more , ▁whose ▁event ual ▁design ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 6 0 0 - se at ▁theatre ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁old ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁Ar cade ▁plot . ▁The ▁theatre ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁an ▁en closed ▁ar cade ▁that ▁covered ▁the ▁board walk . ▁This ▁ar cade ▁was ▁connected ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 2 0 0 - se at ▁convention ▁center . ▁The ▁entire ▁complex ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁a ▁combination ▁Italian - F rench ▁style , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁na ut ical ▁them es ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁ocean