Activity 7

Finally there was a beautiful sunny day, on April 1st so I decided to take a quick gym run and head to Paley Park. Finding this park was actually really hard. It's located on E.53rd street. While I was looking for this "park" I asked an old man for directions. He began to walk with me to the park while telling me a story. He said that man who made the park wanted to give people a place to just sit and think. He said that the man also imported a part of the Berlin Wall to the park. Well that was all very interesting.
When we finally got there, I was really shocked on what I saw. It was so beautiful. It was about One O'clock when I got there. There were about 13 trees, a few plants, one water fountain, about four garbage cans, and tables and chairs. The walls were covered with vines and the wall in the center was a waterfall.
There were alot of people there in pairs of two and three. There was about 10 pairs at that time. People where eating and talking. Some listened to music while others read. Most of the men were located in the back of the park looking in. The women were more toward the front looking outwardly just as the movie said. The only women that were in the back were the ones that were paired with a male and a child. Most of the people looked about 24 years or up. Whenever someone wanted to smoke, they went to the front of the park in the left corner near the "Refreshments" sign. I only saw one pair of men talk on the stair at the front of the park.
As time passed it got a little shadier and chilly. People began to leave and there were less and less pairs of people in the park. The movie that we watched in class proved very true. In order to have a successful plaza you need: trees, light, food, water, and sitting space. I think I may come back to Paley Park for a date. :)