That building was mostly white, that was torn down! Getting rid of
the "perceived" old for new, is nothing new, but to take a historic
town, KNOWN for the uniqueness it HAD; think Coney Island, quick, is
it "hot dogs" soda and beer? Like those lazy, hazy, crazy days of
summer, as the song goes? Remember the song Palisades Park? Where is
it now? Just a faded memory. Thank goodness for the books Helen
Pike wrote, otherwise a new visitor or inhabitant, will think that
this is the way it always was! You won't see anyone tearing ANYTHING
down in the French Quarter, just as you won't see the Statue of
Liberty coming down, anytime soon!
There's a fight on, for Coney Island, as I type, because that's what
Brooklyn is best known for! I hope the fighters FOR Coney Island win!
Just as Santa Monica's boardwalk, sports a "circus-like" atmosphere
and has become its' draw, please let's preserve, what little is left
of Asbury Park! How's about BUILDING something on the C-8, Jr.? I
really think that block has a "hex" on it!
I fear the boardwalk that is left here, will be for the moneyed few.
My 2 cents, for what its' worth. On this July 4th, I wish you all a
safe, wonderful, summer. Peace!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "evosap" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Is restoring what were once single family BACK into SINGLE family
> homes gentrification?"
>
> no, but leveling viable and affordable housing to put up condos that a
> small fraction of the community can afford is. isn't it?
>
> the apartment bdlg on the block of wonder bar is a prime example.
>
> i am glad that the boardwalk is more palatable for white wealthy
> suburbanites afraid of a little grit. glad they are spending money
> and creating jobs for the service industry...one that has served me
well.
>
> i am also so grateful that the boardwalk is still rich in diversity.
> i don't think it is possible to overstate the beauty of a space with
> black, latino, white, same sex loving, opp sex loving people enjoying
> ap. its got to be one of the most complex group of humans in nj.
>
> that said...there could be a lot more reverence for the community that
> is long standing here. reverence is hard to have when you are trying
> to develop three areas (or more) at the same time.
>
> the feminist in me sees it simply as a bunch of dudes (gay and
> straight) trying to prove they have big dicks. and a gaggle of
> females doing what women STILL seem to do far too often...acquiesce
> and sidling up to the man with the cash...after whining and
complaining.
>
> Happy Happy fourth...I hope we all can think about what this beautiful
> country has given so many people and what it is constantly at risk of
> forgetting. there is nothing unamerican about recognizing the horrors
> we have participated in, and nothing american about waving a flag
> unquestioningly.
>
> this land is your land, this land is my land.....
>
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