Over the course of Spring break, I visited
Love Park in downtown
Philadelphia. The fact that it was still cold out made it hard to see the park the way it was meant to be seen by tourists. The water fountain was cut off and drained making it less attractive to take pictures there. Nevertheless, people still walked around the park and enjoyed what little it had to offer at the time. It also seemed like people had come from all over to be there. I could see school kids walking by, tourist's snapping photos, and also protesters voicing their opinions to the City Hall, which is located directly in front of the LOVE symbol. This park is a public space, therefore allowing the protesters to freely voice their opinions without being removed from the site. A public space can also hold restrictions to the public if it is either for their safety or for order. For example, I noticed "No Swimming" written in the bottom of the fountain. This rule can be there for safety from drowning or to simply uphold the order in that park. The town would want this order to be upheld so that when tourists would come to visit the park, they wouldn't see a bunch of people swimming around in the fountain. Being across the City Hall, Love Park needs to be a clean, well looked after park for the public eye to see.
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