Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Some Things Don't Change


Late post. I left my laptop at my office last night.

Our iconic statue, The Runner, is back. I think it came from the 1904 World's Fair. (To paraphrase Marlon Brando, we used to be somebody.) The circular pool is now much smaller, giving the sculpture more of a direct impact.  In the old installation, persons unknown used to dump red or blue dye into the water if something special was going on with the baseball or hockey teams. Now it has infinitely variable LED lighting.

And, of course, Fredbird, the Cardinals' idiotic mascot, often hangs around. Here, he is challenged by a fan of the San Fransisco Giants who were in town.

There is a good photo how the eastern half of the plaza used to look here.  Pretty bland and often unkempt. Also, there is an overview shot of the new plaza here. Hard to tell from the picture but that big lozenge of grass is hump-backed. The developers claim that if will provide seating for 2,000 people for concerts. I'm sceptical but we will see. Otherwise, it doesn't look very useful to me. Only a bit of shade around the edges and our summers are hot. 


3 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

This is a good photo of the pool and everything around it. Lots to look at here.

William Kendall said...

You've got to feel sorry for the guy on a hot day in the mascot gear.

Cloudia said...

Allow me apologize for that Giants fan. Of course, I grew up in Philly where they boo Santa - so its' all relative. Aloha from the Bay Area