[Photo on Nov. 1 by EV Resident]
Last Thursday, EV Resident shared the above photo showing a worker applying a fresh coat of paint on the 130-year-old Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park.
Several readers quickly pointed out that this was a really bad idea.
Per East Village Community Member:
This is sad. They've essentially defaced the granite of this historic monument in the park. You would think someone in the Park's Department would be regulating how they "maintain" significant cultural artifacts in our parks. They shouldn't be painting over stone monuments and fountains.
Apparently someone at the Park's Department realized that this was a really bad idea ... an EVG reader shares this photo from this morning, showing a two-person crew on the scene with a pressure washer ... with one member of the crew documenting the work...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Painting around the fountain
8 comments:
I wonder if that utilized the same logic as went into painting jersey barriers white.
Same logic as putting in a new track at East River Park and then deciding to cover it with tons of soil.
Morons.
Whew.
Where do they find these people? How ignorant can they be!?... even for political appointees...
Waste of tax dollars. City Hall and City Council needs the powerwashing.
Thank you NY City Parks Department for repairing the damage done by the "mistake" paint job!
Sculpture conservator here.... pressure washing historic monuments isnt such a great idea either.
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