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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce
What's happening in the foreground of that last Kresge's shot? I can't figure it out.
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Picture is from May 1984, about 10 months after the
Gore Park Massacre. Concrete was in vogue, trees less so:
The outcry that had come with the chopping down of the trees was nothing compared with the reaction when two concrete block buildings started going up. Tony Butler, of the Hamilton Historic Board and a local architect, attacked the plan. He checked the drawings and said "They are totally inappropriate to the character of the city...I'm ashamed to see what's happening in Gore Park."....Council member were caught off balance by the vehemence of the protests and, while some of them staunchly defended the plan other "called the buildings too overpowering and monstrosities...[and] urged scrapping present plans and starting over.... In November of 1984 the renovations to the park and adjoining roadway were completed at a cost of $2.5 million."
The Gore Park Massacre carried an estimated price tag of $715,000.
Also: The Spec newsstand out front of Kresges is cute.
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