30 years of decline, by the greedy, who got rich off the backs of
others, including the administration that started this PLAN, under
Ocean Mile! They locked themselves into a plan, not unlike the
partners, who literally have done, the same thing! The
administration, before this one was going to rejuvenate the West Side
first, but as we've seen, it's just been a patchwork quilt, on the
boardwalk, until Madison Marquette, stepped in, promising again, to
"fix" it. All of the Block Grant funds, are where? All of the UEZ
funds, are where? You people paying attention? Who did the financing
for the "new" bank, going up? Who financed all of these "new"
restaurants opening? I heard and it's only rumor, that, the "newbies"
got financing from City Hall, (UEZ), then filed bankruptcy! Lots of
"art" galleries going under and too many of the SAME types of
businesses, (restaurants), opening. No clothing, shoe stores,
furniture outlets, or grocery stores, in this area. I have to trek to
Neptune or Ocean Township, to do anything. Too much traffic on once
small arteries like Hwy 35, Rt. 66 and 18, all hours of the day! The
Seaview Square movie house, now gone. Neptune City theatre, now a
community center. If you don't own a car, you're toast!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Got to agree with you on this Tom. For those relatively few who are
> super close to Asbury and really understand it's past "Brand Asbury"
> means history and nostalgia. But for the overwhelming majority of
> people the brand is really defined by the past 30 years of decline,
> crime and decay. The city desperately needs to be rebranded. That
> doesn't mean completely walking away from it's past glory days. It
> means redefining the brand from where it is today - which is
> something far different than the nostalgia and history we all like to
> remember and wish to preserve where possible.
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Traderdube <traderdube@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > What I found particularly offensive and short-sighted at the
> Council
> > > Meeting presentation was the statement that they were "Re-Branding
> > > Asbury Park".
> > >
> > > *And he is so correct it is not worth arguing.*
> >
> >
> > Oh I think it's worth arguing since he's completely wrong.
> >
> > What do you think Asbury Park's current "brand" is? It's bad.
> Really
> > bad.
> >
> > AP first started to slip with the introduction of the Parkway and
> car
> > air conditioners in the later 1950's. Each decade - 60's, 70's,
> 80's
> > and 90's got exponentially worse until Asbury Park reached it's
> > unfathomable awfulness at the turn of the 21st century.
> >
> > Now think about that length of time. We've slipped further down the
> > crapper for 50 years. That's about as long as AP was nice before
> then.
> >
> > I'm 44 and caught only the tail end of some good stuff in AP. Most
> > people on earth aren't old enough to have seen a good AP and many
> of
> > the people who saw the best of times are dead.
> >
> > The "brand" of Asbury Park to the outside world is a dangerous place
> > with problems for residents who are mostly tenants and poor.
> >
> > Anyone who thinks AP's brand has something to do with boardwalk and
> > tourism has been brainwashed by the Nostalgia Nazi (most of whom
> never
> > saw AP in its heyday either).
> >
> > The smartest thing MM can do is re-brand Asbury Park.
> >
>
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