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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Biker


The abandoned Zanetti School down the Springfield South End where they say a casino might be built.
 



A rare remnant of the brick sidewalks that were once everywhere in downtown Springfield.
 



The brick sidewalks were charming and would've given Springfield a special uniqueness today if we had saved them. But as with so many government "improvements" to downtown Springfield over the years, the replacement of the brick walkways with ones of dull poured concrete was yet another expensive blunder.





The death of bicyclist Harry Delmolino in downtown Northampton last spring was a sad and senseless tragedy. I must say however that I won't miss the ghost bike that was placed on the corner where the accident occurred. Seeing it everyday is a bummer. Here's a good article about Harry and his bike here. (photo by Kim)




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm for gridlock. Government should plod, not dash. Gridlock, unfortunately, has a bad rap. When government is sprinting in one direction, just as fast as it can, someone should have the decency and moral courage to stand up and say "STOP!" We always regret it when we don't.

Joey

Tim said...

Hey Tom! I can see you are blogging away right now. Hope that means you're in a good place right now. Certainly are giving off that vibe. I love John Stossel and tend to agree with him alot. Also, I'm the same age as you, so yeah, I remember those old sidewalks, I remember the OLD Boys Club and walking up the hill to Hungry Hill before urban renewal, and smelling the bread in the Bond Bakery. So many memories of the OLD Springfield. Unfortunately, I guess I was already a cynic at 12 or so because I could literally smell the dying town, and sense it. It was still good for a while. Lots of Dead, and Tull shows at the old Civic Center etc.