Did you attend any events at the Casino in the 1960's?
As for "aesthetic appreciation," that is certainly in the eye of the
beholder. Now go down to the BW and behold the Casino. Really
Skip, this place is beautiful to you? No wonder Fishman fired you.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Skip Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> "The Casino was always Convention Hall's ugly sister. I'm in my
40's
> and it was a barely functioning, half-boarded hang-out for creeps
even
> when I was a kid."
>
> I brought dates to the Paramount, walked the boardwalk and played
> various games from CH to the Casino in the early 60's. I didn't
> recognize then how beautiful both structures are; that you think at
> age 40 something, that the Casino is the ugly sister, speaks
volumes
> about your aesthetic appreciation. The Casino, Carousel power
plant
> complex is a remarkable stroke of architectural brilliance; that
you
> fail to see this tells me you've missed your moment, you would have
> been right at home with that council in the 80's that sold the
copper
> roof.
>
> I'm beginning to understand your fixation on monster trucks.
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > >I would trade a 1,000 Tillies for a restored Casino...
> >
> > Perhaps you missed my column entitled: "Let's Tear Down The
> > Casino." This is another area where Mr. Fishman and I have a
sharp
> > disagreement. He actually plans on saving the horrid mess
despite my
> > counsel to him to tear it down.
> >
> > The Casino was always Convention Hall's ugly sister. I'm in my
40's
> > and it was a barely functioning, half-boarded hang-out for
creeps
> > even when I was a kid. Unlike Convention Hall, you will be hard
> > pressed to find anyone who recalls seeing a show there. Ask
around.
> > It's usufulness was too short lived to have real historical
> > significance. It isn't even the original structure. Right now
there
> > is less of it than more of it, so you can't really "save" it,
rather
> > you can build something new following the old design. That
> > isn't "saving" it, so we shouldn't bother.
> >
> > I'm certain that if the Casino never existed, and Larry Fishman
> > showed up with plans to build it, this board would be screaming
the
> > loudest that it is a terrible idea.
> >
> > The Casino is the classic example of Asbury's past being over-
> > romanticized, so that people who didn't see Asbury in it's
better
> > times have an exaggerated interpretation of its glory. The
Casino
> > is the ugliest building at the Shore. Always was - which is one
of
> > the reasons people didn't use it for very long.
> >
> > Imagine the possibilities if we trusted ourselves to build
something
> > wonderful at the southern end of the boardwalk, instead of
shackling
> > ourselves to the lesser parts of our past.
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