--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Had the City adopted a Preservation based plan as I advocated for,
>we would have been
> much farther along the path to success. The following ratables
>would be feeding the City
> financially. Creating jobs, tax revenue, tourism revenue, and
>mounds of great PR.
>
> - The Albion Hotel/Condos
> - The Palace Amusements
> - The Jersey Apartments/Condos
> - The Casino Arena
> - The Casino Carousel
> - All The Pavilions
> - The Lyric Theater
> - The Virginia Apartments/Condos
> - etc, etc.
>
> If the plan had been based upon restoration and preservation as
>the FIRST priority the City
> would be a great success today instead of a work in progress
>hoping for Condo sales.
Werner, buddy! Let's be fair to recent history! The Palace
Amusements was handed to the Tillie people to find a developer. They
couldn't find one with a world wide search!. It couldn't be saved.
Even those involved in Historic Preservation thought the Albion was
a lost cause. Even Kate said it had to go. Some buildings are just
outdated. That was one of them. I'm familiar with that place having
been in there many times when it was operating. It just wasn't up
to the standards people expect today.
Had we followed a purely preservationist plan, we'd still have those
scary looking eyesores standing there and begging some fool to dump
his money in.
> A diversified, mix-use plan that maximized the identity and assets
>of Asbury Park is what
> we needed.
With MM looking for changes, you may yet get your mixed-use wish. I
hope you'll post something happy if that happens!
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