I've read your older posts and what you're saying doesn't make sense. Funkyness, meaning deteriorating buildings is what you think is a sign of progress? Not what you wrote about in the past talking about your trip over here. The architecture, the respect for culture and all.
I'm going to see the rail station today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Hauptbahnhof It reminds me of the building that was at the south end of AP. I'm sure it will not be a funky ruin but will be a thriving economic asset to Dresden. >From 2008 when I first came to AP, I expected the south end of the boardwalk >to be rehabilitated by now like all the PR was saying. Is that too much to expect considering that's why the city gave it up for development? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hing...@...> wrote: > > Plus, some of us actually like the funkyness of AP. Even though it was a > wreck, I miss the Metropolitan Hotel. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "new_beetoap" <newbeetoap@> wrote: > > > > > I guess the immediate impact between you and your kids is positive. Don't > > > you look beyond that? That's all you consider? I hope you're kidding - > > > right? > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > It's not shangri-La. It's Asbury. Always was, always will be in some weird > > form. > > > > As far as looking beyond that - sure. It's a place they saw as a dump, now > > they see it a BIT better then that. Still problems. They see it. They see > > it for what it is and was. And they both read Helen's book Asbury Park > > Glory days, read all my clippings of old articles and more. > > > > They avoid certain areas, go to others and see it for what it is. > > > ------------------------------------ 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: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
