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Article: Belmont Park.(Poem)
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- American Scholar
- Article date:
- March 22, 2009
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Belmont Park
I can only get there in a dream now,
In a poem. The streets and alleys to the south of it
Are still a bit seamy, and the Beachcomber
Is still a dive smelling of beer and urine,
But the real estate is simply worth too much
For any lingering seediness to last for long.
The asphalt boardwalk that used to run along the beach
Is smooth concrete now, and the tattoo parlors
And magazine shops with boxes full of dirty pictures
Are all gone too, along with the shooting galleries
Where you could win a watch guaranteed to fall apart in a week.
There was a public swimming pool called The Plunge
That smelled strongly of ...
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Article: SEN. SKELOS, SENATE RACING COMMITTEE HOLD HEARING BELMONT ...
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October 2, 2007 ;
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... ... Franchise on communities surrounding Belmont Park. "It is critical that the bidder or ... Racing Franchise and which will manage Belmont Park will be a good neighbor to the residents ... Elmont and other communities surrounding Belmont Park," said Senator Larkin. "Further ...
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