Sure there is, mind you it's not nearly as nice, however it doesn't
have any of those pesky, nasty, old buildings getting in the way either.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> There is no beachfront in Lakewood, Skip. I don't agree with your
> analogy.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > The Fish has got your answer -- Lakewood; take a test drive and
> visit
> > your vision.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > The fact is that they never tried
> > > > to be tourist attractions. They are largely family
> residential
> > > towns
> > > > although I wouldn't put Sea Girt in that list.
> > >
> > >
> > > It appears you are conceding that a residential town on the
> beach
> > > without tourism can and does work. That is what I want for
> Asbury
> > > Park. I was here when it was a tourist attraction, and it's
> > > magnificence has been greatly over-romanticized by the people
> who
> > > never saw it. It will be better as a residential community on
> the
> > > beachfront.
> > >
> > > That's why I support the incumbents.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lighty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > On 5/10/05 4:41 PM, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Then with your assumptions, please explain to me the decades
> of
> > > > > success of places that were never "tourist" attractions like
> Sea
> > > > > Girt, Allenhurst, Monmouth Beach, Avon, Brielle, Loch
> Arbor. Why
> > > > > are they not failing as you assert Belmar is right now?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I believe you answered your own question. The fact is that
> they
> > > never tried
> > > > to be tourist attractions. They are largely family
> residential
> > > towns
> > > > although I wouldn't put Sea Girt in that list.
> > > >
> > > > Asbury Park was known and is still known throughout the world
> for
> > > the beach
> > > > and for music. It's a shame to throw all of that away simply
> > > because it may
> > > > be "difficult" to become a tourist attraction again. When I
> was
> > > young, kids
> > > > went to Asbury Park and Long Branch and rarely went to Point
> > > Pleasant. That
> > > > town now gets more tourist revenue than many towns could dream
> > > about. I do
> > > > not see any reason why a town like Asbury Park couldn't regain
> its
> > > stature.
> > > >
> > > > The difference is that I believe tourism can help solve many
> of
> > > Asbury
> > > > Park's economic problems. Meanwhile the lessening of tourism
> has
> > > deeply
> > > > affected the economic problems of my town (Belmar) although as
> > > correctly
> > > > pointed out, the value of our houses has increased
> dramatically.
> > > How long
> > > > that will happen with a disappearing Main Street has yet to be
> > > seen.
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