Once Picturesque Lakewood Townsquare Becomes A Municipal Parking Lot

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — One of downtown Lakewood’s most recognizable public spaces is disappearing beneath fresh parking stripes this week, marking the latest chapter in the dramatic transformation of Lakewood Town Square.

The transactional decision has thrown away the town’s history in order to provide a few more parking spots in a destructive transformation years in the making.

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