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					Originally Posted by  innerSpaceman
					 
				 
				 
Paradise Pier was supposed to evoke the old-time beach-pier amusement zones of bygone days.  At night, if often succeeds in looking pretty.  But it never bore close examination, because all the buildings and rides were done in a plain-wrap, ugly concrete style of bland-personified. 
			
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 I've been to Atlantic City, Ocean City and Bethany recently.  "Plain-wrap, ugly concrete style of bland-personified" is a very good description.  I guess they copied the boardwalks as-is and forgot to Disneyfi them.