I disagree on all points. There are lush apartments in old
buildings in the meat packing district that have been transformed
into very cool apt's. There are dance clubs in old churches (see
the limelight). I've been to hotels in France which are 400 years
old and have a funky retro bar inside. I think when something is
unique and old outside and funky inside it adds something to a
place. I agree on boarded up windows but that is temporary im
sure. Lastly, in any other beach town on the entire shore you pay
$150-$160 per night at a minimum to stay in some shitty little motel
sometimes blocks from the beach. Nobody thought you could charge
$14 for a crab cake on the asbury boardwalk either and Salt Water
Cafe was jammed all summer.
>
> I think the problem is that the exterior of the building doesn't
reflect what may be going
> on inside. If you were to spend $190 a night to stay there, and
you pulled up in front,
> wouldn't you balk at the sight of broken and boarded up windows?
> I for one would love to see a great funky hotel in the city, but,
I think it's premature to
> expect people to come and spend that kind of money yet.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dsher4" <dsher4@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > >
> > > That's what you get to enjoy if you spend $190 a night
> > >
> >
> > I guess i don't understand some posts regarding the Berkeley.
So,
> > people complain that they don't want the oceanfront to look like
the
> > mall of america and every other boring town. Then someone comes
in
> > and spends money to renovate the building. Does something
different
> > and attempts to bring a "W Hotel" feel or a lower manhattan
eclectic
> > funky feel to the place and that is a problem. What exactly
should be
> > done, im curious?
> >
>
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