The city of New Albany purchased the land from whichever entity inherited it after those nasty slumlords finally crashed, and it was made known that the plot would be transformed into a park for the approaching Bicentennial in 2013.
Naturally, we cannot afford to restore the corner to its appearance before the old post office was demolished to make room for a half-century of barrenness, although as a Bicentennial fundraising event, wouldn't it be clever to hold fictionalized show trials of New Albany's 1960's-era redevelopment cadres?
The obvious problem with the proposed name of Legacy Square is that it sounds far more like a senior assisted living complex than a commemorative Bicentennial park. I'd like to see the name changed to "Keep Rowing, Scribners Square" or "Nepotismal Square." For a more European touch, it might be "Free Needles and Condoms Square." But perhaps Councilman CeeSaw has other ideas:
