--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandpiper15" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> False dichotomoy. Myths can have great meaning. True, but the Tillie one doesn't. > > > > What do you think life West of Main Street was like in 1955 or 1960? > > > > Significantly more complex than life on the boardwalk. > > Not having been around at the time, I'm left to rely on other's > memories. You say Dan Wolff got it all wrong. What about these folks? > http://www.visitmonmouth.com/oralhistory/bios/HolimonRainette.htm > http://www.visitmonmouth.com/oralhistory/bios/RificiJulia.htm > http://www.visitmonmouth.com/oralhistory/bios/BryanAda.htm > http://www.visitmonmouth.com/oralhistory/bios/CaplanIola.htm You said 1955 and 1960. The links above are folks remembering the 1920's and 1930's. Notice the bad memories were NOT about the West Side. The ice cream story was about the boardwalk. So what do you think life on the west side was like in 1955 and 1960? > > What violence rid the boardwalk of amusement rides? > > Literally, the elements. The violence of neglect. Again, bear in >mind > I was speaking of now mid-life adults who probably hadn't been to >AP > since the 60s. So to see up close the condition the Casino is in >now, > or the Palace was in six or seven years ago, must be in some cases > very jarring (or violent). 40 years can seem like 40 seconds when >it > comes to memory. I see; you were be metephorical. You turn a very good phrase. Have you done a lot of writing? If not you should. > > > The mythical promised land, perhaps. But maybe some see in Asbury > > > Park a chance to right finally get right what was for so long > > >gotten > > > wrong. > > > > What was that? > > Ensuring everyone in the city could benefit from, or (if they so > wished) take advantage of, the city's natural and man-made >resources, > regardless of color, orientation or economic background. Who made that promise to whom? ------------------------------------ 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/
