{"id":5844,"date":"2013-04-04T08:06:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T12:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=5844"},"modified":"2015-03-03T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:05:08","slug":"filling-in-parks-and-reparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2013\/04\/filling-in-parks-and-reparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Filling in: Parks and Reparation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Columbs<\/a>
\nThe following is a guest post submitted by Matthew Denker<\/a>.
\nSubmit your story today<\/a>.<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n

Dear readers, let\u2019s take a short break from redeveloping Rochester. Instead, can we take a moment to consider that which we\u2019ve lost? That which we can still repair?<\/p>\n

This week, let\u2019s talk about parks. Specifically, let\u2019s talk about Lomb Memorial Park, and Schiller Park. But first, take a look at Columbus Circle in New York City (above). Oh man! Look at poor Christopher Columbus hanging out there all alone in the middle of traffic. At least he has a convenient parking spot for his car. Wait, what? You say that Columbus Circle doesn\u2019t look anything like that? Well, I guess it doesn\u2019t, now…<\/p>\n

\"Columbus<\/a>
\nWhat a difference a few (less) roads make. And with that, we arrive at the subject of this week\u2019s Filling In.<\/p>\n

Lomb Memorial Park<\/h3>\n

\"Henry<\/a>
\nHere is Lomb Memorial Park and Mr. Lomb’s monument \"external<\/a> all sliced up by Upper Falls Blvd. Boy, I can\u2019t wait to see the “after” version of this shot. Wait, there is<\/i> no after? It looks just like this now? Well that\u2019s a real let down.<\/p>\n

\"Lomb<\/a>
\nIt\u2019s a shame Henry Lomb isn\u2019t as famous as Christopher Columbus. In any event, let\u2019s imagine that we were to rearrange the street grid here just a little bit…<\/p>\n

\"Lomb<\/a>
\nBam! Now we have a working park again. Thank you Henry Lomb. <\/p>\n

Schiller Park<\/h3>\n

\"Schiller<\/a>
\nIf you thought Henry Lomb was less-than-famous, imagine how Freidrich von Schiller feels. This poor guy was a German-American poet over 200 years ago. Fittingly, Mr. Schiller wrote a poem entitled Hope. Here\u2019s an excerpt:<\/p>\n

It is no empty, fawning deceit,
\nBegot in the brain of a jester,
\nProclaimed aloud in the heart it is:
\nWe are born for that which is better!
\nAnd what the innermost voice conveys,
\nThe hoping spirit ne\u2019er that betrays.<\/div>\n

Unfittingly, here’s \"external<\/a> where Mr. Schiller’s monument lives today…<\/p>\n

\"Schiller<\/a>
\nSchiller Monument was originally located at East Main and University Avenue. The monument was moved to Schiller Park (previously known as Franklin Square) at Andrews and Franklin Streets during the construction of the Inner Loop. The new Inner Loop also sliced Schiller Park in half.<\/p>\n

I guess Mr. Schiller is left \u201choping\u201d that one of the 18,000 cars that drive by on the inner loop each day somehow notice his bust on the embankment. I\u2019d love to draw some fancy rendering of what could be done to Schiller Park to restore it to its former glory. I\u2019d love to wax eloquently on what it could be, but we already know…<\/p>\n

\"Schiller<\/a><\/p>\n

As Damon Albarn once said, \u201cPut it back together.\u201d Let\u2019s do this Rochester. We know we can.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u2022\u00a0\u2022<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

About Matthew Denker:<\/h3>\n
Matthew Denker is a Project Director by day and a fantasy real estate tycoon by night. He has a deep interest in Rochester, NY, as well as the subjects of new urbanism, walkability, mass transit, and land use. Going forward he hopes to combine all of those things to make Rochester a city competitive not only with other small, successful cities, such as Portland and Minneapolis, but even better by leveraging its easy access to the world-class cities of Toronto and New York.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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