Re: [AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread Chris
I'd add Minneapolis to that list too. Never made Lawrence but liked all the rest, particularly Portland. Your post about waking up on the bus brought back memories. In Dallas my first time there, out in the suburbs at the motel I was thinking how disorienting it was as the major landmarks were m

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread Hinge
Cities in America that i've been to that still have soul; Madison, WI Lawrence, KA Seattle, WA Portland, OR Brooklyn, NY (many cool neighborhoods to discover) I'd be happy living any any of the above --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@y

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" wrote: > > > > Great Article in today's Daily News: > > > > > It is uncontested that historic districts INCREASE property values. >===

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great Article in today's Daily News: > It is uncontested that historic districts INCREASE property values. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Asbu

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread wernerapnj
Great Article in today's Daily News: City Champions: Preserving the best of New York BY JASON SHEFTELL DAILY NEWS REAL ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Friday, October 5th 2007, 1:08 AM http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2007/10/04/2007-10- 04_city_champions_preserving_the_best_of_ne.html or

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread Hinge
Read this; http://www.kempinski-dresden.de/en/hotel/index.htm?id=1349 --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" wrote: > > > > Dan, re: NYC > > > > What would be a comparable to Asbury Park in terms of NOT using a

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dan, re: NYC > > What would be a comparable to Asbury Park in terms of NOT using an > areas heritage? And conversly what's a good example of an are that DID > use its heritage? > > Any idea of sources for success/fai

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" wrote: > > > >> Same goes for D.U.M.B.O in Brooklyn. > > DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) was coined and > created by David Walentas (Two Trees Management). In

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Same goes for D.U.M.B.O in Brooklyn. DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) was coined and created by David Walentas (Two Trees Management). In fact, Walentas bought (from Helmsley Spear) almost the entire area o

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread Hinge
I agree. The parts of NYC that I've always loved, like the Meat Packing district and it's unique quality are so rapidly disappearing that it makes me sad. Same goes for D.U.M.B.O in Brooklyn. Both locations are/were gritty and to some casual observers downtrodden, but not to me. They both had a

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-05 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has NYC lost its soul? That was a great article. I read it this morning on the ferry. I meant to tell you about that Jane Jacobs exhibit. I hope I have time to go. I too thought of AP. You should scan www.curbed.com. O

[AsburyPark] Re: Losing Soul ?

2007-10-04 Thread Hinge
Sounds like what's also happened in my beloved Meat Packing district. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has NYC lost its soul? > By Justin Rocket Silverman, amNewYork Staff Writer > October 5, 2007 > > A new Chelsea high-rise will include a special ele