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Jim Burrill just alerted me to the fact that the City keeps a list of approved names for future streets (pdf) in Fort Collins. The list is a selection of 41 names of people who made some kind of impression in Fort Collins’ past. Getting on or off the list takes a vote of [...] In the old days, people would have you over to look at their vacation slides from the Grand Canyon on the big screen. Now they post montage YouTube videos. Even at 3 minutes, it still can seem interminable. This is kind of like that. Random out-of-focus pictures, with some labels. Nothing smooth about it. [...] Rejected by Denver, “negotiated” away from City Park, and all but absent from the internet. Our bitchen 1936 WPA fountain deserves better. Lostfortcollins dedicates a whole page to it. [...] From a 1956 Chamber of Commerce brochure. (Of course, the “land area” argument was lost when Alaska was admitted to the union 3 years later. Let’s try not to be bitter when Sarah gets here on Monday, okay?) In 1984, Fort Collins paid local artist, Richard Scorpio, $2000 to transform a dead tree in front of City Hall into a contemporary statue. Dance formation was here to “demonstrate the concept of art in public places.” Ceremonies followed. 20 years later, however, the piece moved into a patch of weeds at Martinez Park. I don’t think there [...] There used to be one exactly like this in City Park, in the 50s, says my friend Norm. He would know–he grew up right across the street. Playground at Ayers Today, you have to look hard to find retro playground equipment. I’ve already seen City Park replace its heavy plastic sets 3 times in the past 12 years. But before [...] |
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