I'm sure we can all recall what happened when it was proposed to tear down the
club in 2002:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stone-pony-faces-demolition-20020111
My concerns are the same as yours. The wording in the recommendation is an
open invitation to begin the process of abandoning the building and eventually
losing it.
Even says to be relocated from its "second avenue" location. The summer stage
is in no way adjacent to second avenue.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <wernerapnj@...> wrote:
>
> I'm concerned by some misinterpretations that have cropped up in the
> discussion of the Stone Pony.
>
> As the Plan and Contract currently stand, the Stone Pony is flagged as a
> building to be retained on a Conditional basis. That being - it continues to
> remain open and used as an entertainment venue. As I recall (don't have the
> docs in front of me) the condition was also predicated on a 6 month window of
> disuse prior to allowing a demolition.
>
> Note that this refers only to the Stone Pony building itself not the adjacent
> outdoor spaces. Those were acquired by Asbury Partners and effectively
> integrated into the Pony operations but are not part of the parcel referred
> to in the current plan.
>
> The outdoor 'Stage' is and has always been zoned for Residential development
> so discussing that in the context of 'recommending' it be moved is
> meaningless. The Stone Pony Building however is another matter - the
> recommendation of the committee to remove its conditional status for
> preservation opens the door to its demolition.
>
> The value of a venue like the Pony is in its authenticity - it IS the Stone
> Pony in look and feel, I was the restoration consultant under Dominic
> Santana's ownership. (although I do not know what it looks like today).
>
> Also significant is the location at Ocean and Second - the experience of
> waiting in line to see a show, having the same view as prior generations,
> the photo opps, the traffic and street scene (having Ocean Ave one-way North
> would add to the experience i.e. The Circuit)
>
> The stone Pony is a significant destination and for entertainment and
> heritage tourism. Not expanding on that is very short sighted and is one of
> the intrinsic flaws of the Plan.
>
> Moving residential zoning off of that block to accommodate an expanded Stone
> Pony would be far more beneficial to Asbury Park.
>
> Werner
>
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