That's a great idea. They could even just put up a temporary rink for several weeks over the holidays. I know of at least one small town in Texas that does that.DeBaliviere wrote:Sand volleyball seems to be a much better fit at the privately owned Wave Taco than it did on the gateway mall.
I'd still really like to see a skating rink.
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I third that idea.lukethedrifter wrote:That's a great idea. They could even just put up a temporary rink for several weeks over the holidays. I know of at least one small town in Texas that does that.DeBaliviere wrote:Sand volleyball seems to be a much better fit at the privately owned Wave Taco than it did on the gateway mall.
I'd still really like to see a skating rink.
We used to have a temporary one where CityGraden. is now. I think it was done for 2 years, around 1998-1999. I still don't understand why it was stopped
i'll fourth it.. and you know, Steinberg in Forest Park is used for sand volleyball in the summer. the same thing on the Mall would be great!innov8ion wrote:I third that idea.lukethedrifter wrote:That's a great idea. They could even just put up a temporary rink for several weeks over the holidays. I know of at least one small town in Texas that does that.DeBaliviere wrote:Sand volleyball seems to be a much better fit at the privately owned Wave Taco than it did on the gateway mall.
I'd still really like to see a skating rink.
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It was wonderful. I think it was sponsored by Aurora Foods, which used to be located at Union Station before they had financial difficulties, left for Westport, then ultimately folded. I'm guessing the lack of corporate sponsorship kept it from coming back.MattnSTL wrote:We used to have a temporary one where CityGraden. is now. I think it was done for 2 years, around 1998-1999. I still don't understand why it was stopped
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City Golf...I seriously think they're doing this on purpose to get my blood pressure to spike.
If you want a fun, popular, interactive area, then give Bob Cassilly a block and turn him loose.
If you want a fun, popular, interactive area, then give Bob Cassilly a block and turn him loose.
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I'm a bit unconvinced that "urban" and mini-golf go together, but I'm willing to give it a chance. However, these images show a lot of green for being "urban" - imho. More metal/limestone/brick would be my preference.
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Right there with you. I keep telling myself that this is way better than an empty "park." If this block is kept up, I see no reason why this wouldn't be a fun addition to the mall. However, I don't like it as a stand alone across from US. I think there would need to be more there as a draw.
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...maybe there will be more metal with the City Batting Cages being built next to it.Grover wrote:I'm a bit unconvinced that "urban" and mini-golf go together, but I'm willing to give it a chance. However, these images show a lot of green for being "urban" - imho. More metal/limestone/brick would be my preference.
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^ha
Anyway, it's nice that the course appears very open. You could walk through the course heckle putters on your lunch break. Heckling not your thing - give a few "GET IN THE HOLE" to the pleasure-seeking tourists.
Anyway, it's nice that the course appears very open. You could walk through the course heckle putters on your lunch break. Heckling not your thing - give a few "GET IN THE HOLE" to the pleasure-seeking tourists.
I think the block with the Serra sculpture should be redone as an extension of city garden with a tom otterness playground like the one in this link.
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/2 ... -2007.html
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/2 ... -2007.html
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I love his work. There's a Tom Otterness subway station in NY, on the L line. I've been through it a million times, but I can never remember if it is at 8th or 6th Ave. One of these days I'm going to spend some time and see if I can find all the figures.stl pride wrote:I think the block with the Serra sculpture should be redone as an extension of city garden with a tom otterness playground like the one in this link.
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/2 ... -2007.html
It's the 8th Ave. & 14th St. station for the A,C,E, & L trains. It is absolutely infested with Tom Otterness sculptures, and it is amazing. They appear in every nook and cranny, in both the most and least expected places.
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That's a great blog, the other posts under the playgrounds by artists tab are amazing as well.
Making downtown an attractive place for families is a good goal. There are plenty of places around the city where crazy playgrounds would be nice additions.
I've been seeing a lot of percussion parks around Korea lately. I don't know the official term for them, but they're playgrounds filled with pipes, steel drums, wooden blocks, and anything else that can last outdoors. Each instrument has mallets or whatever is appropriate for play. Kids are encouraged to hit them and play them as much as they like.
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Making downtown an attractive place for families is a good goal. There are plenty of places around the city where crazy playgrounds would be nice additions.
I've been seeing a lot of percussion parks around Korea lately. I don't know the official term for them, but they're playgrounds filled with pipes, steel drums, wooden blocks, and anything else that can last outdoors. Each instrument has mallets or whatever is appropriate for play. Kids are encouraged to hit them and play them as much as they like.
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Any idea how many there are? Or if there is a map for finding them? I've googled some, but haven't come up with anything definitive.Wabash wrote:It's the 8th Ave. & 14th St. station for the A,C,E, & L trains. It is absolutely infested with Tom Otterness sculptures, and it is amazing. They appear in every nook and cranny, in both the most and least expected places.
Great idea. Not sure if I'd want to live next to one, though.DaronDierkes wrote:
I've been seeing a lot of percussion parks around Korea lately. I don't know the official term for them, but they're playgrounds filled with pipes, steel drums, wooden blocks, and anything else that can last outdoors. Each instrument has mallets or whatever is appropriate for play. Kids are encouraged to hit them and play them as much as they like.
I could if I had $1.2 million laying around somewhere...loftman wrote:that would be great wow very cool.can you make it happen
Anybody have $1.2 million laying around?
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He did the Geppeto sculpture at CityGarden, right?The Central Scrutinizer wrote:I love his work. There's a Tom Otterness subway station in NY, on the L line. I've been through it a million times, but I can never remember if it is at 8th or 6th Ave. One of these days I'm going to spend some time and see if I can find all the figures.stl pride wrote:I think the block with the Serra sculpture should be redone as an extension of city garden with a tom otterness playground like the one in this link.
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/2 ... -2007.html
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How do you know he used a hammer?stl pride wrote:yes he did the geppeto sculpture witha hammer.
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If you look closely geppero actually is holding a hammer and sickle. Damn communist.stl pride wrote:sorry i meant the geppeto sculpture is holding a hammer