--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >
It sounds like it's time for you to move. Yeah, I work in Bay Head, and whenever possible I go to the Pt. Pleasant boardwalk for a > lunchtime walk. That's when I can get a parking place. > The boardwalk there is and has always been successful. And it doesn't just benefit the > business's there. It's also the parking lots, hotels, restaraunts and little shops. > Asbury has none of that, but at one time, that's what drove it's economy. > Now, Asbury is headed in another direction...boring family town. > I know that many people on this board see things from a real estate point of view, because > that's what they do for a living. And they'd like to see housing grow in Asbury. > What's sad to me is there is nothing to brag to the rest of the world about left in Asbury. > No reason to tell friends to come visit because it's such a great place. > The boardwalk is a joke. > The unused Convention Hall and Paramount just stands there, empty accept for a handful > of times each year. I think it's great that they'll start showing movies in the Paramount > again, but somehow it feels like it's a little too late for people to even care. Why come to > scary crime ridden Asbury to see a movie when you can go to Red Bank, see a movie and > have dinner all within walking distance. > Last weekend, I saw a show on Fuse about a metal concert at Convention Hall, and they > gave a backstage tour, showing the dressing rooms painted in the same ugly yellow and > blue of the boardwalk...and the people on the show commented on how weird and ugly it > was in there. It made me cringe. > So now we face a future here in Asbury where housing has replace good old fun. And I > guess with that housing will have more retail. Great. Boring. > Believe it or not, there still exists people in this world who could give a shit about > shopping. Personally, having a zillion shiny new condos in Asbury means nothing to me. If > I was in the market, it sure wouldn't be in a town with sometimes 2 shootings a day. And, > there is literally nothing fun to do here anymore. Asbury has become a bore. For me, the > highlight of my week in Asbury is working at The Saint every Friday, where I get to listen to > great music and hang out with my friends. Other then that, I hole myself up in my apt and > think of where else I can go on weekends for a little fun. > Maybe i'm jaded because I lived near NYC for 5 years, and had multiple playgrounds right > in my backyard. I had a great dog run to visit in Hoboken on the weekends, and the Union > Square Green Market was always on my agenda. > In conclusion, I think that Tommy needs to go find some other titles to wear, because his > desire to be a "historian" has been completely negated by his BS opinions about the > history of Asbury. You can't be a historian without loving the history you are sharing. > Clearly, he doesn't. He thinks Tilly is ugly. He doesn't care that what was the life blood of > Asbury, entertainment, is pretty much gone. He thinks that the most entertaining thing > about the future is housing. Great. > RIP Asbury. > Jack > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Lightgrw <lightgrw@> wrote: > > > > > > > > When Asbury is a nice safe place to raise a family is when I'll be > > > back. I live in a town where, for adults, there is nothing to do > > > and I'm not moving. I'm here because there is a TON of stuff to do > > > for the kids, which Asbury doesn't have. > > > > > > So, yea, my agenda is to make a great, boring family town. > > > > It's funny but Point Pleasant has a nice nightlife and is a great > > family town. That boardwalk gets thousands of families each day during > > the summer... > > > > Guess that could never happen again in Asbury huh? > > > > ** BTW, wasn't it memories like that which have so many people feeling > > strongly about Asbury's past? That's what I don't understand. It > > could be that way again but people want to believe that it absolutely > > couldn't. > > > > I know there are people (I think you were one of them) who HATED the > > Palace. Well, as a kid growing up, I absolutely lived in that place > > and loved it. Now I agree with you that it was offensive to see people > > who had never been in the place trying to force it to be saved, but > > what offended me the most was that they only seemed to care about > > saving the logos. I wanted to save the INSIDE. > > > > Asbury Park used to be a magical place. That's why I hate the idea of > > turning it into any town USA when it could be magical again. > > > > > > ********************************************************************** ** > > **************** > > Upstage Magazine - New Jersey's Premier Arts & Entertainment Magazine > > PO Box 140, Spring Lake, NJ 07762 (732) 280-3305 > > http://www.UpstageMagazine.com > > > Yahoo! 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