Here's what pisses me off about this town - recently the topic of the Baronet was brought up in town council meetings and no one indicated anything about the roof collapsing....the only thing mentioned was that there was a mold issue which would need to be addressed. I find it hard to believe that the owners suddenly realized that the roof had collapsed after such a brutally hard winter (didn't anyone check on their investment?). I am not a builder or an expert on construction, but wouldn't it be possible for someone to incorporate elements of the old structure within a renovation project - and yes, I know that would require someone with $$$ to buy/renovate, but in the same way that the Charms Building with all its history was leveled to make way for a nice new vacant lot, couldn't someone with vision have looked at other alternatives???
In the haste to rebuild and redevelop this town, it seems that certain parties are interested in taking down any links to the past and making this look like dozens of cookie-cutter developments that dot Texas, Illinois, Maryland, etc. History has its place in this city - in fact, it's a huge part of what we are and who we are. To ignore it (or cover it up under new facades and shiny chrome and concrete structures) is doing a huge disservice to everyone who lived here, lives here, or wants to live here. We don't need to become another Long Branch or another Pier Village - the last thing we need is another parking lot (which can charge $10 - 20.00 for the right to park), or a vacant lot. Guess it's only a matter of time before the Casino comes down behind claims and comments about how it is "structurally unsafe"........ ________________________________ From: Hinge <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 12:59:56 AM Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: So you want to save a theatre? Forget it. AP could give a shit about it's history. It's the American way. We don't build things to last for generations. This country is more about homogenization that preserving and building character. It's ironic that one could go to Europe, and live in, shop in, and visit buildings created 500 years ago, and they are doing fine, but in this backwards country, we can't even hold onto things built 100 years ago. It's pathetic... --- In [email protected], "oakdorf" <oakd...@...> wrote: > > I might of posted this a few years ago. > > There's another theatre on 7th right off kingsley. It was the Adams Novelty >company - you know those hand buzzers and all sorts of neat junk you get at >parties etc. > > > Now it's a warehouse - for as long the owner keeps it from the "partners" and >eminent domain (I think his offer was around $200k or less a few years back. >LAst I checked in with him, he was still there. > > The building has history - as Steinbach 's warehouse, as a theatre (no, I > don't >know what it was called - I think Helen Pike might of taken this task on..) > > So it's there - in great shape, the same style as the fastlane - someday it >will meet the wrecking ball. Jsut no one really knows anything about it. > > > The M&K was one the best "looking" buildings to have been demolished. > > Nice to see the FF building being used for something so practical like a >warehouse. > [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/
