When tim fox bought the deauville inn last year, he was determined to blend the historic building’s old-fashioned charms with modern upgrades to create a more upscale experience for customers. over the winter and spring, there has been a whirlwind of construction activity for a transformation that will recapture the atmosphere from the deauville’s heyday in the roaring twenties and prohibition era.fox is eager to unveil the deauville’s new look as soon as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted and businesses begin welcoming customers back to the jersey shore after a prolonged shutdown to slow the spread of the lethal contagion.“ the first thing they’re going to do, after their jaws drop, is say, ‘wow.’ my feeling is they will be flabbergasted,” fox said of how customers will react to the makeover. perched on the bay at the foot of the corson’s inlet bridge in strathmere, the deauville came under fox’s ownership last October after he purchased it for an undisclosed price from the carpenter family, which had held it for 40 years.“ the charm of that building is amazing,” fox said. “i fell in love with the charm.”...