PS Did i miss mention of the YMCA facade ? On Jan 10, 2013, at 11:54 AM, Doug M <[email protected]> wrote:
> Werner, > > I agree that preserving the facade and design of historic buildings would be > great for the community. Most people appreciate the lasting charm of historic > architecture over modern buildings or half-hearted solutions that diminish > historic character. > > To that end, I am curious about YOUR house. Didn't you run into some trouble > (an understatement, if I remember correctly) a few years ago for refusing to > make improvements to your own historic home, including required safety > improvements? It sounds a bit hypocritical to be criticizing others for their > "architectural faux pas" when the person pointing the finger refused to put > his own "house" in order. > > Should we add YOUR house to your own list of structures that could use a > little TLC? > > Doug > > --- In [email protected], "wernerapnj" wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
