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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Two-Block Radius OK, Seriously, When Are Those Chain-Link Fences at Cal Anderson Park Finally Going to Come Down?

Posted by on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:04 AM

You know the ones:

calandersonfences.jpg

As anyone who haunts the parks department's website knows, this area of the park will "remain closed until summer 2011." Aren't we there yet? Isn't it technically summer (in spite of all evidence to the contrary)? Those fences have been in the way approximately forever. So I called the parks department yesterday, and the news was good: The fences are coming down on July 14. Also known as Thursday. As well as Bastille Day.

Speaking of Bastille Day, over the weekend I saw a guy sleeping elsewhere in Cal Anderson with a hilariously placed baguette. It's after the jump.

calandersonbaguette.jpg

 

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Max Solomon 1
its like watching grass grow.
Posted by Max Solomon on July 12, 2011 at 6:38 AM
Jubilation T. Cornball 2
That's an enormous baguettezewhatsit.
Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball on July 12, 2011 at 6:59 AM
rob! 3
Boner Jesus!
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on July 12, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Matt from Denver 4
Summer lasts until the first day of Fall (September 21). No bitching until then.
Posted by Matt from Denver on July 12, 2011 at 8:29 AM
Cato the Younger Younger 5
I've lived in Seattle for 15 plus years and Cal Anderson Park has spent most of that time being chained off for a variety of reasons.

Our parks department in this town sucks.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on July 12, 2011 at 8:43 AM
6
don't blame the parks department, blame seattle public utilities who fucked up the lid on the reservoir. they initially put in shitty fill dirt which had to be completely dug up and redone. now we (the parks department) are trying to get the grass to grow enough so it has a fighting chance once the fence comes down. think about it...there is maybe 6 inches of dirt on top of concrete. not exactly the best conditions for growing lush turf. i'd like to see the fence stay up longer but public pressure is bringing it down. oh, and we've had signs on the fence with the july 14th date for some time.

and as an aside, anyone who lays in the grass at cal anderson is an idiot.
Posted by taint on July 12, 2011 at 9:31 AM
More, I Say! 7
@6 why is everyone who lays in the grass at CA an idiot?
Posted by More, I Say! on July 12, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Callie 8
Yeah @6 - what?
Posted by Callie http://www.facebook.com/Klosetnerd on July 12, 2011 at 10:35 AM
in-frequent 9
@6 I'm confused, too.
Posted by in-frequent on July 12, 2011 at 10:37 AM
rob! 10
Maybe s/he knows something about the fertilizers, pesticides, or irrigation water used that you don't?
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on July 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Callie 11
Right, @10 we know that is probably the case, but I want to know what she knows.
Posted by Callie http://www.facebook.com/Klosetnerd on July 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Fnarf 12
Maybe it's because of the thousands of hobo dogs that take shits there.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on July 12, 2011 at 11:03 AM
in-frequent 13
i often do not leave the house for fear of hobo dog shit. and irrigation water.
Posted by in-frequent on July 12, 2011 at 11:29 AM
14
#12 ftw. cal anderson is a nasty, nasty place.
Posted by taint on July 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM
More, I Say! 15
...Name a park that isn't nasty by some standards.
Posted by More, I Say! on July 12, 2011 at 4:23 PM
RobCrowe9 16
@13 That's a good reason to hide under the bed, too.
Posted by RobCrowe9 http://awidemargin.blogspot.com/ on July 12, 2011 at 4:54 PM
in-frequent 17
ah, but you haven't seen under my bed....
Posted by in-frequent on July 14, 2011 at 2:16 PM

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