I really enjoy the coast and it's hard for me to imagine beach towns in decline. Of course, it has happened in recent times, Atlantic City being the leading example. The same fate has beset several smaller Victorian resort towns in Britain. While the gaming industry may have saved Atlantic City, a completely different kind of "gaming," 2012 Olympic style, in conjunction with vast sums of public and private money for the arts and education, will be used for the British beach towns. Clive Aslet writes about this new renaissance in an article at telegraph.com.uk. The host of comments makes for good reading as well.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Reviving The Old Beach Resorts
I really enjoy the coast and it's hard for me to imagine beach towns in decline. Of course, it has happened in recent times, Atlantic City being the leading example. The same fate has beset several smaller Victorian resort towns in Britain. While the gaming industry may have saved Atlantic City, a completely different kind of "gaming," 2012 Olympic style, in conjunction with vast sums of public and private money for the arts and education, will be used for the British beach towns. Clive Aslet writes about this new renaissance in an article at telegraph.com.uk. The host of comments makes for good reading as well.
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