Then they put a new fence up, which was probably the deal.


On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:26:25 -0500, George Myers
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> One of the improvements to Jamaica, Queens (GSA building, Family
> Court, Magic Johnson Multiplex) were improvements to the Rufus King
> Manor, he a signer of the Constitution and "last Federalist"
> Ambassador to England) a large open space between the imposed grid
> pattern of city planning. When they improved the site they created
> walkways where a large "X" had been across the wide open space,
> connecting corners, if you will. The architects got out their French
> curve and drew in these walkways where Grossman and Associates tested
> prior to the improvements. I was back there to work on the early
> kitchen and porch are for Linda Stone, MA as they also were putting
> termite traps in out in the yard and replacing the floors in the
> kitchen (the main part of the house has a stove made by the Mott
> Foundry in the Bronx, who with Janes and Kirtland once there in the
> "South Bronx" have sculpture, fountains for example in Peru, deer
> sculpture in Japan, bridges in Central Park, coal chutes on Governors
> Island, etc. representing their work still) and I noticed although the
> new walks were provided the old trails across the space were
> reimerging from the landscape as an example of behavior seen in many
> places (Potsdam College green, etc.).
>
> George Myers
>
>
> On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:27:27 +0000, Pat Reynolds
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > In message <[log in to unmask]>, Automatic digest processor
> > <[log in to unmask]>  (i.e paul courtney) writes
> > >I would argue that the really interestinng thing about studying real
> > >landscapes is there very complexity and that it so often gives you
> > >unexpected data upseting  your original preconceptions and subverting
> > >whatever theoretical models you had intended to apply.
> > >
> > I find that studying the real _anything_ gives you this.  Often I find
> > that when I have difficulty getting my head round something, getting my
> > body round it is the best way forwards.
> >
> > Your mention of the Raunds project brought back memories - the trouble
> > with visiting such projects as a young teenager is that it took me years
> > to work out that not all archaeology (outside urban centres - the other
> > projects I saw were the ones in the centre of Northampton) was being
> > done in that way!
> >
> > With best wishes,
> >
> > Pat
> >
> > --
> > Pat Reynolds
> > [log in to unmask]
> >    "It might look a bit messy now,
> >                     but just you come back in 500 years time"
> >    (T. Pratchett)
> >
>