Couldn't agree more, the pony in it's current state doesn't matter. Same as convention hall, the paramount, the southside structures that includes the casino, power plant and carousel matter even less. The Hojo's building and the pryor ampi-theater...don't matter. fast lane, baronet, bowling alley...don't matter. All that really matters in Asbury Park is what the current king deems meritous. High rise condos, maximum return on investment dollars, or non-investment dollars. Take the "don't matter" to the next level. All the poor unfortunates living East of Bergh, east of Grand, maybe east of main, don't matter either. Move the poor people out and move the nice people in.
Amazing, unless of course you live in Asbury Park, maybe grew up in Asbury Park, maybe did summers in Asbury Park. Then those things matter, big time. Yes, it is 100% true that very little of the history and even fewer of the people who comprised that history matter today in Asbury Park. All that history and all those people will one day, be history. Forgotten by time and left behind in the brave new world that someone decided should be Asbury Park in the 21st century. Unless of course someone with vision and guts and the ability to lead shows up and sets things right. Someone who respects the city, past and present, someone with regard for the past embracing the future. A knight in shining armor who rides down Cookman, takes a loop around the old circuit, takes a look at all that still is Asbury Park and decides that every brick and shingle, and every "decent" resident of Asbury Park not only deserves a voice in the future of Asbury Park, but a piece of the action. As for the pony, it stopped mattering the day that Asbury Partners bought it in one more back room deal that made absolutely zero sense. The pony only matters to non-asbury residents, who crave a piece of Asbury's past, at least as far back as 1973 when the first Springsteen albums hit the streets. Those tourist come into Asbury looking to recapture a little of the glory but witness only decay and degradation and if they are lucky, a place to get a cold beer. Alas, getting a cold beer in Asbury Park is hit or miss. More often than not, what few watering holes still in operation are usually closed during the day. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
