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Children's Park er anlagt i 1995
som "gave til alle San Diegos børn", og den kunne
besynderligt nok dårligt blive mindre børnevenlig.
Der er ingen legeplads, hvilket
April højlydt gjorde opmærksom på inden for de
første tyve sekunder, vi var der, og man må heller ikke
vade i det ellers meget indbydende springvand.
Parken tiltrækker mange
hjemløse, og manglen på toiletter er mærkbar.
Området bestod engang af seksten charmerende
græsbeklædte knolde, men tolv af dem er blevet
jævnet med jorden, så politiet bedre kan overskue parken.
Og efter al den kritik er der
ikke andet tilbage at sige, end at det er en fantastisk smuk lille
park, specielt af nybyggeri at være. |
Children's Park was established
in 1995 as a "gift to all the children of San Diego", so it
is peculiar that it really couldn't be less child friendly.
There is no playground, as the
Spud noted loudly and plaintively within twenty seconds of our
arrival, and wading is not allowed in the otherwise inviting fountain.
The park is attracting lots of
homeless people, and the lack of restrooms is noticable. The area
once consisted of sixteen charming grassy knolls, but twelve of those
have been flattened to make it easier for police to supervise park activity.
And after all that criticism the
only thing left to say is that it's a spectacular little park,
especially considering how recently it was built. |
