Reading a post on the Asbury Park Sun today reminded me of a threat the City has been facing for decades... The defacement of its vintage and historic structures.
The damage is incremental and hardly noticed until it reaches a critical mass and adversely effects the character of the community. Some notable examples..... - A classic brick residential/commercial building at 6th and Main; painted. - The former North Asbury Park RR Station at Memorial Dr. of brick and exposed wood beams; painted. - A brick building at Summerfield and Emory; painted - The Windor Building at Main and Bangs, a historic site; painted, antenna dishes, inappropriate commercial facades. - The Arthur Pryor Pavilion; stuccoed over, painted, remodeled. - Many classic brick Main St. buildings; stuccoed over, painted, inappropriate storefronts, etc... Stucco, paint, inappropriate storefronts, remodeling.... The clasic, historic look and feel of Asbury Park is being erased in a slow steady assault. The Sun posting has a photo of a beautiful brick commercial building with inappropriate signage covering what should be transom windows, a character defining feature of the building. http://asburyparksun.com/rebearth-art-supply-and-lifestyle-to-close/ This board has been inactive for so long, but at least my concerns are now part of public record... Werner ------------------------------------ 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/
