Anyway, just to let people know a little about the value of land in the good "old" days.
A little more history:
Just to recapture land and the importance of land acquisition - here is how it began�
In 1882 and 1883 the first park properties were acquired either through deed or a small exchange of funds:
Murphy Square, Franklin Steele Square, Hawthorn Park (now Wilson Park), and Market Square (which was never really used as a park).
July 1883 they received Elliot Gardens (now Elliot Park)
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� Logan Park was $52,422.64
� Farview Park was $34,438.50
In 1887, (the end of the fourth fiscal year) the park system inventory included eighteen different properties embracing 1,023.84 acres of water and land area and 11.18 miles of parkways. Realizing a total expenditure of $428,077.73 for acquisition, and $200,855.25 for improvements and administration, or a grand total of $628,932.98. In 1888 Kenwood Parkway was acquired and became the gateway for what became the Grand Rounds Parkway System.
At 09:30 PM 2/19/03 -0800, Richard K. Anderson wrote:
Loring Park was first known as Central Park for a fairly obvious reason, the
name was changed earlier this century to honor the first Superintendent of
Parks Charles M. Loring.
Loring Park, much like Central Park in New York City, has always been a
"magnet" for cultural events, celebrations, and of course protests in
support or in opposition of many causes. The park in the 1970's was home to
war protests, the GLBT Pride festival started here as a protest against
discrimination. There is a great photo of World War 1 victory celebrations
being held in the park.
Why Loring? Well probably just because it is and always has been our
"Central" park, a place where people of all backgrounds, of all political
persuasions can feel safe to share their beliefs. The Park really does
reflect the values of the people who live here, the 8,500 residents of the
Loring park neighborhood who put up with all of you who want to use "our"
park for all your protests and rallies, and we love every one of them!!
Richard Anderson
Loring Park
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