I recently visited Love Park for the first time. Even though, I am a resident of Philadelphia I’ve only been to the city very few times in my life. Those visits were mostly to stores but never have I took the time to observe and spend time in Love Park and the surrounding landmarks. It was my first time visiting the park and it was more beautiful than I thought it would be. This area is that of a cosmopolitan canopy because it provides an opportunity for diverse people to come together (Anderson, XIV).
The time I visited it was mid-day on a weekday. I was done class so I thought I’d take a trip to the city. The first thing I observed were several couples taking pictures in front of the ‘LOVE’ sculpture. The waterfall behind it led my eyes astray …show more content…
The skaters of the time were of either black or white ethnicity and did not consist much of other ethnic backgrounds. Although because of the ban on skating, there was a significant loss of diverse mingling and skating with one another, however, “Mayor Street’s spokesman, Frank Keel said of the LOVE Park renovation, "The mayor is just tired of looking at this battered, broken concrete shell" which was true because of the fact that skater do use the rail and the concrete to make tricks and scrape the park (US History). So in a way we do have part of a diverse community (skaters) not being a part of the park anymore but it is better that way for the park to look nice and not look beat down in the future. A way around this issue would be to increase yearly funding for increased maintenance and upkeep of the park, and the counter effect of increased tax payer money going into the park would draw in more people to visit Love Park and admire its beauty and socialize.
The ethnicity in the atmosphere of Love Park was diverse. There were a bunch of groups with a variety of races from all parts of the world due to immigration to the western world. A few of them were having picnics on the grass, others studying, and some just casually strolling (Anderson, 15). The park renowned for Philly itself but not entirely to the whole world still was a vast …show more content…
The William Penn statue on top was indeed a sight to see and it happened to be my first time. This is considered the central point of the city (Anderson, 12). I saw people walking around in formal clothing. Most of them were in a hurry to go somewhere, as can be seen in every urban setting. In the same area, I realized that there existed another park named Dilworth. This park had all the features of LOVE Park except for an ice rink which was obviously closed for the summer. It also had a food and drink cafe. The people I observed here were civilized and were similar to the population at LOVE Park.
Shortly after constantly roaming around for several minutes, someone pointed me in the direction of Dilworth Park. On my route there, I noticed two homeless people. One was black and the other a white. They weren’t together but sat in opposite directions with their signs up. They were both obviously asking for money but from my observation the white person was given more concern and given more money than the black person. This indeed says that there is a racial division even among the less fortunate and it doesn’t change how a certain race looks and acts in a general
The time I visited it was mid-day on a weekday. I was done class so I thought I’d take a trip to the city. The first thing I observed were several couples taking pictures in front of the ‘LOVE’ sculpture. The waterfall behind it led my eyes astray …show more content…
The skaters of the time were of either black or white ethnicity and did not consist much of other ethnic backgrounds. Although because of the ban on skating, there was a significant loss of diverse mingling and skating with one another, however, “Mayor Street’s spokesman, Frank Keel said of the LOVE Park renovation, "The mayor is just tired of looking at this battered, broken concrete shell" which was true because of the fact that skater do use the rail and the concrete to make tricks and scrape the park (US History). So in a way we do have part of a diverse community (skaters) not being a part of the park anymore but it is better that way for the park to look nice and not look beat down in the future. A way around this issue would be to increase yearly funding for increased maintenance and upkeep of the park, and the counter effect of increased tax payer money going into the park would draw in more people to visit Love Park and admire its beauty and socialize.
The ethnicity in the atmosphere of Love Park was diverse. There were a bunch of groups with a variety of races from all parts of the world due to immigration to the western world. A few of them were having picnics on the grass, others studying, and some just casually strolling (Anderson, 15). The park renowned for Philly itself but not entirely to the whole world still was a vast …show more content…
The William Penn statue on top was indeed a sight to see and it happened to be my first time. This is considered the central point of the city (Anderson, 12). I saw people walking around in formal clothing. Most of them were in a hurry to go somewhere, as can be seen in every urban setting. In the same area, I realized that there existed another park named Dilworth. This park had all the features of LOVE Park except for an ice rink which was obviously closed for the summer. It also had a food and drink cafe. The people I observed here were civilized and were similar to the population at LOVE Park.
Shortly after constantly roaming around for several minutes, someone pointed me in the direction of Dilworth Park. On my route there, I noticed two homeless people. One was black and the other a white. They weren’t together but sat in opposite directions with their signs up. They were both obviously asking for money but from my observation the white person was given more concern and given more money than the black person. This indeed says that there is a racial division even among the less fortunate and it doesn’t change how a certain race looks and acts in a general