I’m Not Lost. I’m Free
Spotted earlier today at Citygarden:
A book sitting on a bench, proclaiming to be free. Nothing inside with credit for the good deed. I like little things like this — better than any splashy development. We need more unexpected pleasantries such as this.
If you have not yet visited Citygarden I suggest you check it out this weekend. Take MetroLink to the 8th & Pine stop and walk 2 blocks South. Live out of town? When you fly in you can take the light rail from the airport to a downtown hotel. Don’t delay, book you flight, train or bus pass now.
The Terrace View Cafe at Citygarden opens Monday August 17, 2009. The menu includes many locally grown & raised items. I’m rolling my pennies now so I can afford to go.
– Steve Patterson
Love the book idea. I hope to eat at Terrace View next weekend when we’re in for my dad’s birthday.
It’s almost like 1971 all over again!
Very nice!
There are gaskets missing on one of their big sliding glass doors, and on another one the gaskets don’t seem to be doing the job of sealing the space between the doors and the jamb. At least as of two weeks ago. Sloppy and wasteful. The gorgeous Missouri limestone makes for a nice backdrop to the serendipitous appearance of a free book. Was someone thinking of Abby Hoffman(sp?)?
Isn’t that littering? One’s cool. Hundred’s, especially if it rains, becomes a maintenance issue.
And what’s the rush (“check it out this weekend . . . don’t delay”)? It’s plenty busy these days. Kinda like funerals, I’m more concerned about getting people to visit/come back in 3 months, 6 months, 2 years.
I’d like to see TWO restaurants in Citygarden. One mid-to-high end sit down as the Terrace View appears it will be. And a second inexpensive walk-up with outdoor tables, as well as carryout options. The key to the second is that it needs to offer inexpensive, but quality food. Not just deep-fried crap. I’d love to be able to easily get something to eat, and carry it off to my favorite part of Citygarden to eat. I’m planning that my favorite part of CG will shift with my mood.
It will be interesting to see if the cafe can sustain itself with those prices for appetizer and half-entree portions. I would not be surprised to see them re-tool their menu after a few months. Its one thing to have a nice place to go eat, but at those prices for the third section of the menu i would expect a full entree. it would be nice if they could mix in some less expensive family friendly menu items.
So what do we do with the third block, between 10th and 11th (I believe)? I think some ideas have already popped up in the posts. Personally, would love to see a mid rise stone building with a roof top garden/enhanced dining. Throw in a permnament gallery space for the Art Museum/Contemporary Museum. Dansforth reading – This would be a much better location for a museum then the Arch Grounds. Or an exentension of the city garden that breaks away with the water features and has a more formal appeal with a more formal eatery.
The next battle, tackle the surrounding area and try to find ways to add structures/people. For starters, I think their is room for a nice slender office building next to BA (reconfigure the current midrise office space with a roof top garden)
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The Serra Sculpture ain’t going anywhere.
I’m a big fan of setting loose books to roam in the wild. I’ve been a member of BookCrossing.com for years and have hunted & released many a book for other people to read & enjoy. Most book-releasers know to leave the book in a very populated place (like CityGarden) so it will get picked up right away, or to protect it from the elements.
As far as take-away for CityGarden, I’d rather see people picking up from already existing restaurants downtown & then making their way to the garden to enjoy their lunch rather than opening up a new place. There’s so many great places to grab lunch downtown already, and I’d hate to see any one of them close because of such specialized competition.
Oh, I had to come back. I looked it up on the “hunting” page and sure enough, that’s a bookcrossing release!
The free book may be connected to a group based in Kansas that set books “free” all over the Midwest a few years ago.
The concept was to promote reading by leaving books in public places…setting them free…and getting the idea to catch on. Looks like it did.
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