They Weren't Kidding.....

The Tennessean had a brief post on the closing of the Library park downtown on Church Street "for renovations' that would keep the park closed for the next 30 days. Looks like they were serious about the "renovations" part... I have a feeling there's going to be quite an uproar about the butchering of all those beautiful trees, and particularly disturbing is the lack of public involvement in the "renovation" details, but alas, I don't recall ever being asked previously for my input when other parks were being constructed or renovated. This one just happens to figure prominently in the Homeless scene here in Nashville, and as such, anything that's done to it is going to be controversial, to say the least. I'm going to suspend judgment on the renovation at this point, other than to say that cutting those beautiful trees that provided the only shade for blocks is a real tragedy. I'll wait until I see whether we end up with a grassy "dog park," a concrete and steel monstrosity, or something more beautiful and user-friendly than it was previously before commenting further, but from the looks of things, it doesn't appear that shade and comfort for human use is going to be a top priority... And the loss of those trees really sucks.... Man, that is just too bad.... Before: (clicking on the flicks will bring them full size) Ivy and Detroit share a happier moment in the downtown park.... Day one of Renovation effort: Raheed busts a tear at the devastation... Check for some additional video of the park's current thrashing and renovation efforts over the next few weeks at the Stone Soup Video Station, too!