It's sad that part of being from Asbury is rememberances of
interactions with the mentally infirm or the extremely down on their
luck.
When I was young there was Gus, with the wooden leg, who always
pushed a shopping cart full of soda cans he collected.
And then Pye Pye, who insisted he was a
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Remember the 'Troll Guy' - white hair and long white beard - used to
> walk around with a big grin following the power/telephone lines with
> his eyes. Ah the 70s/80s
>
> Werner
>
Take away the 'net, and that just b
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, the design of North Beach picks up elements of the Hotel
once
> there - The Monterey.
>
The north side mimics the Monterey.
One glaring archtectural mistake = the 'gazebo' on top of the roof is
way too small an
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I think what's bugging me most is the mishmosh of architecture that
> our future seems to be headed towards.
> To me, if I drive into AP from Deal Lake via Kingsley, I'm first
> struck with how incompatible the 2 new No
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I think what's bugging me most is the mishmosh of architecture that
> our future seems to be headed towards.
>
=
That's a problem because those in the decision ma
I think what's bugging me most is the mishmosh of architecture that
our future seems to be headed towards.
To me, if I drive into AP from Deal Lake via Kingsley, I'm first
struck with how incompatible the 2 new North Beach Condos are next to
the Berkeley Hotel and the rest of the area. Same goes fo
Jack, you are speaking of 'context sensitve design' practices.
Unfortunately that requieres thought and careful consideration of
ALL the issues. Something that developers, architects, planners, etc
have no time for in this day and age.
Well, some do - they are usually the most succesful.
Some
