You are welcome Sharon!!!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I plan on watching it. What drew me to Asbury Park, was that the
> downtown, was as different as New Orleans, WAS! There were no Macy's
> or Saks there then, but 1 Canal Plaza is filled, with New York Stores,
> now. Too bad! I grew up with Maison Blanche, D.H. Holmes, Goldrings,
> Godchaux's, Kreeger's and Imperial Shoes, similar to Pix's on Main
> St., all gone, now. Every City had an obligatory Woolworth's, W. T.
> Grant's, Kresge's, S.H. Kress, but there are no more dime stores,
> either! I remember Lane's Drugs, the Youth Center, the small
> boutiques, next to the Press Box's tiny restaurant, where I ate lunch
> every day with my toddler, then we'd walk a few steps over to
> Steinbach's, catch the 20 bus, back to S. Belmar and had a great day,
> she and I. She is 39 now, and remember's the book store on Cookman
> and Main. Many, many, memories of not so long ago. Asbury Park, with
> the falling snow in the winter, shopping on Wednesday nights, being
> fitted for underwear at the factory, next to Mr. Fashions, upstairs.
> The clerks don't give you a second glance, if you can find one, much
> less measure you for a good fitting bra! Hey, you all have sisters,
> no? Thanks, for the reminder, Hinge.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > I applaud the French for trying to keep the big retailers away. The
> mom and pop
> > business's that once made our country great are disappearing by the
> day. Same goes for
> > Europe. I've spent quite a bit of time in Europe, and it always
> seemed to be an interuption
> > of culture to see a McDonalds or Disney store in places so filled
> with little shops and
> > restaraunts that had been there for decades.
> > Tonight on Frontline on PBS there's a great program about Walmart
> and it's effect on our
> > country.
> > Also, there's a DVD out called "Independent America" that shows 2
> people crossing
> > America on the backroads and avoiding any kind of mega retailer or
> chain restaraunt.
> > Good stuff. Learn more about it here http://www.independentamerica.net/
> > Jack
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Maybe their wer in Paris and picked up on this...then again, having
> > > H&M in downtown might bring people in. Cookman Ave like the Paris's
> > > Champs Elysees?? I recall about 28 years ago have a burger in a Mcd's
> > > AND they served wine. Today even have chicago pizza and planet
> > > hollywood and more.....
> > >
> > > See the following article:
> > >
> > > Sweden's fashion giant H&M has been barred from setting up shop on
> > > Paris's Champs Elysees, city hall said, after a report warned of an
> > > invasion of high-street retailers along the famed avenue.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regional planning officials voted overwhelmingly against H&M's plans
> > > for a Champs Elysees superstore, designed by the star French
> > > architect Jean Nouvel and set to open in 2008, after city officials
> > > came out against it.
> > >
> > > The decision follows a recent report carried out for Paris city hall,
> > > which raised the alarm over the growing number of chain stores and
> > > fast food outlets that rub shoulders with luxury brands on the avenue.
> > >
> > > "Can we risk it turning into another Oxford Street?" the report asks,
> > > referring to central's London's main shopping avenue.
> > >
> > > A deputy to Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe insisted on Monday that the
> > > city "has nothing against H&M" and that the decision was intended to
> > > preserve a "mix of culture, restaurants and shopping."
> > >
> > > "Clothing stores already account for 39 percent of all traders on the
> > > Champs Elysees. We want the cinemas and restaurants to stay," said
> > > Lyne Cohen-Solal.
> > >
> > > Paris city hall is working with the Paris Chamber of Commerce and
> > > Industry and a committee of Champs Elysees traders to draw up a
> > > commercial development plan for the avenue by mid-2007.
> > >
> > > Unless firm action is taken, they argue, global chain stores will
> > > take over the avenue, since they are the only ones able to afford the
> > > skyrocketing rents.
> > >
> > > But the planning verdict got a lukewarm reception from the Champs
> > > Elysees traders' group.
> > >
> > > "This was more than just another shop," said a spokesman, Dominique
> > > Rodet. "It was a concept store -- H&M had promised to do something
> > > really different."
> > >
> > > According to Le Parisien newspaper, H&M is likely to appeal the
> > > decision before France's national business planning office.
> > >
> >
>
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