your part right Hinge, but right now, I don't see AP having the same draw at this time as Paris's Champs Elysees. They don't need people coming to shop, cookman or main street does, as will trying to fill 500,000 sq ft of retail along the redvelopment zone. Again, the little guy can compete has done so successfully over big box home imnprovement stores. There is service and knowledge. The little mom and pops have to compete with themselves, their landlord (or if they own -t he rise in property values vs. staying in biz) and yes, the Internet. I can write all day about the 'net. Leave it there.
I'm sure pne of those little guys would lvoe to see someone become a true draw to the shopping district. I can think of a few that could be "cool" and be a draw. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/