Watching the news showing us detail of damage to Stanley Park, I just kept getting choked up. Everytime I thought I was ok.....
I am sure that 20 yrs ago, I would have just shrugged and said, what a shame, but, thats life, etc.
I mean, the park was always important to me, I just took it forgranted. As a child I lived in the west end, at one point, just a block from the park on beach ave. It was my playground. It was just...there. Invincible, forever, or so I thought.
Does anyone else feel any emotional attachement to Stanley Park, or is just another of my idiocynrasies(sp?). I know one lady interviewed said she had to cry over it. Still, it seemed kind of dumb to me to get so choked up over it, sigh
Either way, what a damn shame all that damage is. No matter how much money they put into cleanup and restoration, I think it will take decades at least for it to be close to the same.
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I cant help but wonder if it really was just Mother Natures fault.