It took a long time, but the main steps down to Rose Gardens look beautiful. I speculate that the holdup was the mason waiting for the black slate like tread material. While the steps both here at the garden and Union Terrace were stone, I find the new treads both attractive and more durable.
While I'm complimenting the park system, allow me to confess a previous bad call on my part. When the Parknership announced that their first project would be the basketball court at Stevens Park, I took exception to that plan. I thought that the court would be underused and/or attract a nuisance crowd. I be wrong...every time I go by it is being utilized as they envisioned.
My current wish list for the park system involves Lehigh Parkway. The steps and landings on the Double Stairwell need to be restored. The water seeping through the landings is undermining both sets of steps. The previous dam debris piled around the stone piers of the Robin Hood Bridge needs to be removed. The concrete pieces should be lifted away by hand, so as not to damage the piers. The stairwell and bridge are objects of beauty which would be unaffordable to build in today's dollars, but we can afford to maintain them.
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