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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Shots Around the Sloop: Progress at Printers Row Park

(Hat Tip: Dr. D!)

8 comments:

  1. ScrumpyOctober 15, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    This is going to be great. Although, I'm a bit worried about it staying nice with the number of dogs we have in this neighborhood. (Mine included.)

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  2. Lance UppercutOctober 15, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    Good point, Scrumpy!

    From one dog owner to another, I'd like to drive the point home . . .

    PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOGS!!!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 16, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Two questions:

    Are there plans to paint crosswalk(s) to this across Dearborn?

    Why is the typography on the cast concrete seating blocks mirror-imaged/backwards?

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  4. ScrumpyOctober 16, 2009 at 6:09 PM

    Anon - It just occured to me that the type is backwards like it would be on an old printing press.

    No clue on the crosswalks.

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  5. Lance UppercutOctober 16, 2009 at 7:58 PM

    Yes, the "type" features are supposed to represent old fashioned movable/offset printing blocks.

    I'll grant you, the execution is not good on many levels and there's waaaaaay too many elements.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Yes, I'm a graphic designer and even I didn't get the reversed "type" letters. I thought they just laid the concrete blocks out wrong so it wasn't spelling the words out correctly. lol. nice idea but very poor execution. too bad. now we're stuck with it. :-(

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  7. Lance UppercutOctober 19, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    Looks like said park could open as early as this week.

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  8. CarlOctober 24, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    A mass email from our alderman's office stated that this park is currently open to the public . . . it is not.

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