This would be a perfect job for the Asbury Park Historic Society, but, are they actually still a functioning group? The reason I ask is that I tried contacting them several times around the time that the Library Square Park fountain was vandalized, and I heard nothing from them. This surprised me, because they renovated the fountain and had a sprinkler system installed, but after both of those were damaged I have yet to see or hear anything from the society about this. It's like they went into the park and did some good work, then they pretty much forgot about the place. I'm sure it hurt them to find their efforts destroyed, but that doesn't mean that you just give up and move on.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Allan Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The city can't ever maintain their own website. Visitors will only find dead > links for Special Events, Places of Interest, Beech Cam, Downtown Cam and so much more. Poor source of information for people interested in Asbury Park. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: 2fine4u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:18:56 AM > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Asbury Park Images at Wikipedia > > It's an almost decent assessment, but the photos, definitely should be > replaced! No doubt! I think the Council, should place their own > comments, don't you? The piece doesn't do Asbury enough justice, > IMHO! I saw a jewel, no, the Pearl, I envision, when I talk about AP! > I was impressed to no end, with all of the activity and beauty, I > surveyed. I am never one, to talk to strangers, and I found myself, > talking to anyone, who would listen! People were smiling, enjoying > the ocean, the boards; everything. I was happy as all get out and > sorry, I hadn't taken advantage of the beautiful place, we call home, > before! Yeah, yeah, I know, we aren't THERE, yet, but you have to > "crawl, before you walk", as my dad, always said! There are REAL > possibilities here! Now, if we could just get those cameras! Me, who > is a civil libertarian, stating this! I must be getting old! > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Mario" <MarioAPNJ@ ..> wrote: > > > > > > Asbury Park Images at Wikipedia > > > > 1. Just some observations I've made recently. Reuters reports that > > Wikipedia is now the top online news and information destination, > > according to Nielsen//NetRatings . Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has > > added about 20 million unique monthly visitors in the past year. In May, > > Wikipedia had 46.8 million unique visitors, up 72 percent from June > > 2006, NetRatings said. Wikipedia also has finished on top of the news > > and information category every month this year -- ranking ahead of > > Landmark Communications' Weather Channel site by an increasing margin -- > > topping out with a disparity of about 10 million visitors in May. > > > > 2. As I understand it, the rank of results at Google is based on what > > sites users are visiting. Right now, a search for " Asbury Park" > > will show Wikipedia ranked as number 3 or 4 out of approximately > > 2,000,000 hits. > > > > 3. Here is the main entry about our city: Click here: Asbury Park, New > > Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > <http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Asbury_Park% 2C_New_Jersey> Overall, not > > fully representative of "The Rising" of Asbury Rising. > > > > 4. Here are the current comments at the "talk page" for that > > entry at Wikipedia: Click here: Talk:Asbury Park, New Jersey - > > Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > <http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Talk:Asbury_ Park%2C_New_ Jersey> > > > > ============ ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= == > > > > Talk: Asbury Park, New Jersey, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > > > Negativity > > > > Is it just me or do the photos in this suggest a lot of negativity? > > "Crumbling," "dilapidated, " "vacant" these are all used in the captions > > of the photos and suggest the demise of the town. However, the article > > doesn't talk about a decline and, instead, focuses on redevelopment. > > What are the views on this? The photos seem to suggest one point of view > > (that Asbury Park's a piece of crap [pardon the French]) and the article > > suggests another (Asbury Park: Getting' better every day). Thoughts? 12 > > January 2007 (UTC) > > > > I totally agree-- the same thoughts passed through my head as I read it. > > Perhaps some new photos are in order? 17:56, 24 June 2007 (UTC) > > > > have you ever been there? > > > > talk it up all you want, this city is positively terrifying. > > > > ============ ========= ========= ========= ========= ===== > > > > I'm hoping (suggesting) that the "powers that be"* have some > > content and images that more accurately reflect our progress at this > > time. Various news sources, marketing, and real estate interests have > > recently published many terrific images (E.g., Paramount Theater > > renovations, the new Hobo's, parades, et al.) They show us in a more > > positive light than what you'll see there now: the old > > Beirut-by-the- Sea stuff. > > > > It is not very difficult to edit a Wikipedia article or comment on the > > talk or discussion pages. Much easier, less time and effort than it took > > to carry out this year's a fantastic Road Trip event. > > > > Hoping that the professionals* with expertise in this area might add > > this to their "To Do Lists." > > > > *(Chamber of Commerce, UEZ, City Hall/Council, Asbury Partners, Madison > > Marquette? Somebody?) > > > > > > > > [Photo by Andrei Jackamets] > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > that gives answers, not web links. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > 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! 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