New Albany is a state of mind … but whose? Since 2004, we’ve been observing the contemporary scene in this slowly awakening old river town. If it’s true that a pre-digital stopped clock is right twice a day, when will New Albany learn to tell time?
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Jeffersonville: Where the approaches to the Big Four Bridge formerly rested.
This little patch of green reminds me of an older gentleman at a previous ORBoP design meeting in Jeffersonville (at which public sentiment was ignored again).
When an official assured everyone that the landscaping around the impending destruction would be respectful of the historic surroundings he said something along the lines of "The last time we were told that, we got a parking lot. What's so historic about that?"
It would be nice if reopening the Big Four could serve as a significant step in a new direction rather than a consolation prize.
This little patch of green reminds me of an older gentleman at a previous ORBoP design meeting in Jeffersonville (at which public sentiment was ignored again).
ReplyDeleteWhen an official assured everyone that the landscaping around the impending destruction would be respectful of the historic surroundings he said something along the lines of "The last time we were told that, we got a parking lot. What's so historic about that?"
It would be nice if reopening the Big Four could serve as a significant step in a new direction rather than a consolation prize.