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Clydesdong t1_je64hq6 wrote

Might get hate for this but all the former monument areas are a huge eyesore. They should at least put some plants/trees in there place. Better yet kept the pedestals and put different Richmond art on top.

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ImplementEven1196 t1_je67mrm wrote

That was my thinking as well. Even without the pedestals I think local art / sculpture would be awesome. Rotate them out every couple of years

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CardinalSkull t1_je80jrw wrote

A nice idea but it was ridiculously expensive to remove the monuments.

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remus989 t1_jebjtp7 wrote

Right but they weren't planned on being rotated. This idea wouldn't involve giant permanent pedestals and statues.

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Fawnadeer101 t1_je89avq wrote

The Stuart monument near me was replaced by a tree

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Clydesdong t1_jeajl5z wrote

Yeah tree that is 3ft tall…. The city put absolutely no effort to make the landscaping appealing. Feels like we’re going backwards sometimes. (Also ruined a really cool skate spot but I’ll let that one go)

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bozatwork t1_jeauq7f wrote

The lights for the monument are also still there, which is just super lazy.

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goodsam2 t1_jeasv8g wrote

Maury also has some short trees in there.

Big trees are expensive I guess?

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DanSRedskins t1_jeb5gff wrote

I think they should put a stage there. It could be a park with small concerts.

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