The town sizes are so small (3-5 blocks) and everyone in PA/DE/NJ/SENY flock to these towns...businesses, hotels, AirBNBs, restaurants...they're seasonable but stick around.

& restaurants. 

I came from NYC where they would take down a restaurant, build an apartment complex but add nothing else.

Lots of bars, restaurants, nightlife, etc.

Let's look at it this way, say your a Veterinarian by profession and instead of a rental business you purchased a restaurant, would you be the "Chef" and cook everything?

In the thought of if I could have my living experience be whatever I wanted...what would it look like.I came up with this list: Barber shop / Salon pallor, Car wash center, neighborhood grocery story (with good produce, beer/wine, premade but fresh over ready meals, and all my hygiene needs, on site bar or restaurant, community gathering area, a co-working space with small offices I could rent if need but a shared space also, a lap swimming pool, a real deal gym (not a hotel gym), sauna, on site laundry service (offered at a premium), and on site cleaning crew (additional cost of course) to clean my place.All of these things would be set up as additional sources of revenue for the apartment some that are directly operated others that just lease out space (like the salon parlor or something)Structurally it could look something like this: Sub basement: Lap pool / locker rooms / saunaBasement: Full real deal gym (anytime fitness level type) - could be directly operated or space leasedFirst floor: The amenities floor - could be directly operated or space leased2nd or third floor: Shared co-working space (residents get a discount and are priortized but its still open to the public for a cost)All floors above are living space.Has anyone ever though of this before?

People should have the opportunity to drive their car into the city and right up to their favored restaurant or shop.And there are a myriad of reasons other than the cars you dislike to account for the difference in European cities.

The counties surrounding Disney are heavily reliant on tourism dollars and the tax revenue generated by short-term rentals and so it's unlikely for that business to be shut down from a local government perspective.

I like eating out in restaurants, boating, golf, pets, horses, watching strongman competitions, grilling out, having, and going to, dinner parties, watching old movies, classic cars, music/concerts, eating healthy.  

Our local REIA (NCREIA) has monthly meetups at a restaurant called Lynnwood Grill -- over by Lowes on Grove Barton Rd.