Re: [AsburyPark] Sound Recordings of the AP Council

2008-07-13 Thread MarioAPNJ
Thank you Maureen. Good to hear your mellifluous voice coming through cyberspace again. Encore! Encore! In a message dated 7/12/2008 6:45:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Eureka, it's finally happened!!! I've posted those first Mp3s of Asbury Park's

[AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread New Beetoap
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Colors have nothing to do with quality!  Not sure why you're bringing that up into the case you're trying to make!  :-)  The stucco used could have been done the cheap with, foam board covered in a skim coat.  That is

[AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread New Beetoap
Opps, Sorry, I just read my own post and realize I didnt quite answer your specific question. I never implied that the pavilion and the center were matched or should be matched. But your question is 'how did it fit before it was remodeled'. Well its unique to Asbury. Architecture goes through

[AsburyPark] Re: The Carousel House has Gates.

2008-07-13 Thread njshoregirlap
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dapawprint [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just viewed a Flickr picture. There are gate doors on the carousel house of The Casino. Where is that picLove to see it. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web,

[AsburyPark] Re: The Carousel House has Gates.

2008-07-13 Thread dapawprint
Here is a link to the picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/my73pumpkin/2659500869/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/my73pumpkin/2659500869/ --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, njshoregirlap [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dapawprint dapawprint@ wrote: I just

[AsburyPark] Asbury Park crime rate remains lower than in previous years

2008-07-13 Thread Jack Pitzer
Asbury Park crime rate remains lower than in previous years BY NANCY SHIELDS • COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU • JULY 13, 2008 ASBURY PARK — A downturn in crime that made last year the best in the city in a decade is continuing so far this year, according to reports for the first half of 2008. Police

[AsburyPark] Re: NYT

2008-07-13 Thread radio881gal
Wait and see... Must we always be in a passive, at the mercy of...mode? What's the council's current position on performance bonds for revised building plans, new plans, old plans and boardwalk rehabs? Unless the city starts conducting itself like the expensive business that it is, its

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread charlie
Color has everything to do with how things are perceived and marketed. A black building gives a different feeling than a white building. You mis-understood what I ment by quality, i was refering to architectural quality, although the building materials are questionable also. No cheap

Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread charlie
I never implied that the pavilion and the center were matched or should be matched. But your question is 'how did it fit before it was remodeled'. Well its unique to Asbury. Architecture goes through phases and certain buildings from the 50s/60s are recognized as worth saving. Its a

Re: [AsburyPark] Carousels Make A Comeback

2008-07-13 Thread MarioAPNJ
Excellent! I shoot for a tall Ferris Wheel first. It can be seen up and down the coast and inland if tall enough and lighted appropriately. A nice touch would be to name each of the Ferris cars after a benny towns all over the state -- just as the old Palace Ferris Wheel did.

[AsburyPark] Deja Vu: Delayed Construction

2008-07-13 Thread Mario
It's deja vu all over again. -- Yogi Berra Inability to finance the project has delayed construction and is doing what critics who had complained about the tower's size could not: reduce its height by about a third. July 12, 2008 Developer Cuts Back on Plans for Tower to House Baseball's

[AsburyPark] Live Nation is Cautious Mr. Bongiovanni: Everybody's Nervous

2008-07-13 Thread Mario
Live Nation and Mr. Bongiovanni comment: Pop Tours Still Sell, Despite Economy July 12 For the music industry these days, flat is good. Despite inflation, rising gasoline prices and the continuing slide of record sales, concert tours from January to June grossed $1.05 billion in North America,

[AsburyPark] Traffic Circulation and parking ...again

2008-07-13 Thread wernerapnj
This past Saturday should leave no doubts regarding the validity of my criticisms of the traffic circulation and parking design in the beachfront. It was total grid lock. Werner Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread nobepeymay
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, New Beetoap [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll second that, it looked to me what Ive heard about in the media did not get done. I thought Asbury was rebuilt over the last years. Looks like a long wasy to go.

[AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, charlie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Empress was remodeled a few years ago by the current owners. Nothing to do ith the development plan of AP. They did a lot of work, but i'll agree that I think it lost some of it's style during the renovation. I don't

[AsburyPark] Re: Hi - Questions

2008-07-13 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, nobepeymay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think the bottom line is that a safe, clean and interesting boardwalk, beach and city with lots of great businesses, people, music and entertainment is going to be the deciding factor on the success of the city not