Have you heard of Park(ing) Day? It’s an annual event that takes place all over the world, where “citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public places.”
The mission of PARK(ing) Day is to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated, and to improve the quality of urban human habitat … at least until the meter runs out!
I think it’s the coolest thing and have seen pictures from events in different cities. Yesterday on Twitter, I saw that there was going to be an event in my neighborhood. So today, I took a break and walked down to the Wollaston Theatre.
On my old blog, I’ve written about how it’s such a shame that the Wollaston Theatre has not been open for many years. When I first moved to Quincy in the early 90s, it was open and I saw a movie there.
While I was at the Wolly Park-(In), I spoke to Kara from the Quincy Planning Department. She said that the event was a way for them to get into the community and talk to people about what they would like to see in Quincy. She gave me a slip of paper to write my wish for Quincy and to hang it on the Wishing Tree, which she said was a Chinese tradition.
I’m not sure if I’m supposed to share my wish, but it did have to do with the Wollaston Theatre opening up again. The current owner is Michael Fang. I hope that he considers it, because it’s a beautiful place and they don’t make theaters like that anymore.
Above are scenes from Park(ing) Day 2014 here in Quincy. Enjoy the pictures!
I know this is a year late, but I wanted to give you an update on the Wollaston Theater. After the recent announcement in the Patriot Ledger about the impending demolition, I have begun working with a team laying out plans to turn the theater into a Quincy Community Center for the Arts. I don’t know if you’ve already joined the movement on Facebook “Save the Wolly Theatre” but if you haven’t you should. Together we can make this an amazing place for our community!
Rebecca – Thank you for the update. I just liked the page and will try and do more as well!