http://www.talkofthepoint.com/wordpress/life-inside-the-point/2005/09/29/sallie-dewitts-dream-for-the-center-triangle/ Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:47:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/wordpress/life-inside-the-point/2005/09/29/sallie-dewitts-dream-for-the-center-triangle/#comment-3 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 01:59:03 +0000 http://www.talkofthepoint.com/wordpress/life-inside-the-point/2005/09/29/sallie-dewitts-dream-for-the-center-triangle/#comment-3 I love this idea. For somebody who knows almost nothing about PR, it still seems obvious that the buildings on the square should go. They are another example of the 1960's mistaken experiment with town planning and design. The fact that the library building only faces one side of the square (the other side is blank) demonstrates a huge error and on bad days looks like a middle finger pointing at the center of the town. That it has been closed for over a year makes this mistake even more painful I think. Does PR have the guts and vision and ability to tear those building down? I hope so. I agree with Miss DeWitt, they should be torn down. I moved here from Healdsburg where I had an office overlooking the town square there, with 100+ year old redwoods, a bandstand, drinking fountains, bathrooms, and flowers galore. In spite of Healdsburg's misfortunate devolution from a funky working man's town with tons of character into an expensive bland enclave of the super rich (too rich for my bookstore), the Healdsburg square will always remain the heart and soul of that town, where the maids and janitors mix with Joe Montana and Sam Sheppard (even though now they bus the little people in for "color"). PR could have their square restored, I'm sure there is a a way. Todd. I love this idea. For somebody who knows almost nothing about PR, it still seems obvious that the buildings on the square should go. They are another example of the 1960’s mistaken experiment with town planning and design. The fact that the library building only faces one side of the square (the other side is blank) demonstrates a huge error and on bad days looks like a middle finger pointing at the center of the town. That it has been closed for over a year makes this mistake even more painful I think. Does PR have the guts and vision and ability to tear those building down? I hope so. I agree with Miss DeWitt, they should be torn down. I moved here from Healdsburg where I had an office overlooking the town square there, with 100+ year old redwoods, a bandstand, drinking fountains, bathrooms, and flowers galore. In spite of Healdsburg’s misfortunate devolution from a funky working man’s town with tons of character into an expensive bland enclave of the super rich (too rich for my bookstore), the Healdsburg square will always remain the heart and soul of that town, where the maids and janitors mix with Joe Montana and Sam Sheppard (even though now they bus the little people in for “color”). PR could have their square restored, I’m sure there is a a way. Todd.

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