Comments on: 14th and Girard Street Park Opening Celebration a Great Success

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:20:06 +0000

It’s official…park gets a new name…Itchychoo Park!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:08:30 +0000

It isn’t awesome at all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:04:20 +0000

All you guys do is complain.. the new park isn’t awesome enough.. wahh wahhh.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:02:28 +0000

Where is the grass? This is not what I consider a park. I live within 1 block of the ‘park’ and still am not a fan. DC could have done some great things by including the basketball court and then focusing the other half on less concrete. Thanks DC.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:46:28 +0000

I have to agree with Anonymous…bathrooms in this park?! Are they kidding?! This will only make it easier for illegal activity to continue around this area. I can’t believe that anyone thought this would be a good idea. I live only a couple of blocks away, but will probably still not take my small child to play there. Seems this park (as well as the one at 11th and Monroe) is built to cater to adults with nothing better to do than to hang around.

By: W Jordan

W Jordan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:13:51 +0000

The untold story about the park is how hard folk had to work to keep the design process open, collaborative and inclusive. The project was delayed for almost a year has behind the scenes battles raged with some wanting the park completely closed. Folk fought to ensure that “community” won out over selfishness, meaness and petty politics. Moving forward, the success of this park is critical for this community. We all need to find small ways to make it a success as we have several other parks redesigns to go.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:39:16 +0000

For God’s sake, neither Obama nor his mother ever came to this park. It is not associated with them at all. I’m sure a name can be selected that actually makes sense. I mean, his election was historic and all, but come on.

Whatever they call it, given its history and the fact public restrooms were installed, we all know that after a year or so it will be known as the toilet ho park anyway.

By: shy

shy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:53:37 +0000

Madelyn Dunham Park
Barack Obama’s grandmother

By: brian

brian — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:46:21 +0000

five blocks to the north and we totally could have had a “Park park”

a rose by any other name…

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:27:52 +0000

I mean, of course, unless a legal write-in received more votes than Capital City…