There was a poster up showing what the 349-room resort was going to look like in 18-24 months when it is completed.
Even though my husband and I are not "parrotheads", we stood at the rendition and wished it was open already for a check in. We could use a few days of margaritas and island music. While I was daydreaming about the thought of lounging by the pool while my kids played on the hotels planned flowriders, two cranky locals came up to us and said "It's the beginning of the end".
You see, Hollywood Beach is one of the last commercial beach areas in South Florida that has not been upgraded. Many of the beachy places, most famously, South Beach, had developers move in and buy up properties and upgrade them. This led to many small places being kicked out, mostly due to higher rents. It also led to world class hotels and restaurants being opened in our back door. Amazing shops and big festivals such at Art Basel came to Miami Beach.
The Beach in Hollywood is absolutely gorgeous. The little mom and pop souvenir stands and cafes look like cheap-y beach. Hey, I never complain about the delicious breakfast with the million dollar view that my husband and I often partake in for less than ten bucks at a tiny little cafe. However, the hotels and apartments along the beach look down-right dingy. If they were not on the beach, you would expect crack moms to be hanging out in them. Bringing a beautiful resort to the area makes such sense.
To the two old cranks who interrupted my daydream about being wasted away again in Margaritaville, please keep your negativity to yourselves. The place is going to create jobs and re-vitalize the place. Plus, cheeseburgers taste better in paradise!
Even though my husband and I are not "parrotheads", we stood at the rendition and wished it was open already for a check in. We could use a few days of margaritas and island music. While I was daydreaming about the thought of lounging by the pool while my kids played on the hotels planned flowriders, two cranky locals came up to us and said "It's the beginning of the end".
You see, Hollywood Beach is one of the last commercial beach areas in South Florida that has not been upgraded. Many of the beachy places, most famously, South Beach, had developers move in and buy up properties and upgrade them. This led to many small places being kicked out, mostly due to higher rents. It also led to world class hotels and restaurants being opened in our back door. Amazing shops and big festivals such at Art Basel came to Miami Beach.
The Beach in Hollywood is absolutely gorgeous. The little mom and pop souvenir stands and cafes look like cheap-y beach. Hey, I never complain about the delicious breakfast with the million dollar view that my husband and I often partake in for less than ten bucks at a tiny little cafe. However, the hotels and apartments along the beach look down-right dingy. If they were not on the beach, you would expect crack moms to be hanging out in them. Bringing a beautiful resort to the area makes such sense.
To the two old cranks who interrupted my daydream about being wasted away again in Margaritaville, please keep your negativity to yourselves. The place is going to create jobs and re-vitalize the place. Plus, cheeseburgers taste better in paradise!
5 comments:
Japolina, Keep on dreaming..change is hard for some . Hope you have a great Sunday. xoxo,Susie
well the biddies are out in force here too. i think some people just think negative thoughts about everything. it sounds fun to me.
smiles, bee
xoox
Oh- yeah- I used to live there and even I know it's never gonna be 1975 again...but it WAS fun back then- xo Diana
Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog. I appreciate your kind thoughts!
Beth
I want to go to margaritaville and eat cheeseburgers in paradise!!
have a great week!
xoxo
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