"Everything good must be ruined"
New, unimproved South Park |
Letter to the editor in today's Chronicle:
Regarding “All-new South park beckons to everyone” (March 26): The first rule of the 21st century is that everything good must be ruined. My partner and I have owned a loft on South Park going on 24 years. I liked South Park the way it was: a nice little park, humble and of a different time. I especially liked the trees and grass. For me, that’s rule one for an urban park: Bring nature into the city. Now its just a giant slab of concrete. I particularly despise the single ambling path. I don’t want to amble. I want to get where I’m going.
I also don’t like the kids park — it looks like a futuristic art sculpture rather than a fun place for kids to play.
I also don’t like the kids park — it looks like a futuristic art sculpture rather than a fun place for kids to play.
Also heartbreaking is the removal of the Academy Award-winning bench. Cate Blanchett won her 2014 best actress Academy Award for her gut-wrenching “Blue Jasmine” closing scene on the bench in the old South Park. Woody Allen never would have filmed in the new South Park.
Second rule of the 21st century: You have to learn to live with the changes you hate. At least President Trump will go away in four years or less.
David Fink
San Francisco
Labels: Art, City Government, John King, Neighborhoods