--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dsher4" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hear you on keeping it unique, but those are all generalities and > not solutions to what it should look like and how you should take > advantage of asbury's intrinsic asssets as it relates to this > structure. I'm just curious how you think that should be done at the > Berkeley. Also who knows what they have planned for restaurants > events etc... ===================================================================
Generalities and guidelines form the basic path to end product, so yes the do matter. As to the BCH - It's one of very few rmaining pre-depession era structures in the country, most of which have been razed in the name of "progress". It is characterized by intricate brickwork, cast stone, plasterwork, tarrazzo, etc. All indicative of the quality construction and architechture practices of the 1920s. The "roaring 20's", a time of prosperity and leasure who's evidence is disappearing around the country at an alarming rate. A major high point in Asbury Park is the 1920-1940 timeframe. That should be used as the basis for building upon since many of the structures from that era still exist. I think most people do not understand preservation economics and have a 'knee-jerk" reaction to the topic, assuming that it is advocating keeping things old. That is certainly not the case. The new should co-exist with history, not destroy it. Funky, new spaces in classic buildings are fine until one realizes that it just becomes cookie-cutter, and the funkyness becomes like the generic shopping mall. The BCH (and Asbury Park in general) is best treated in a way that builds upon its unique design and architecture. Werner "Porch" (my jail mane) 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/