tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post1434383232682044725..comments2024-03-29T01:02:53.128-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: A Reflection on Allentownmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-21134685122494075862016-09-06T11:40:35.663-04:002016-09-06T11:40:35.663-04:00the park department had the money to place new bra...the park department had the money to place new branded signs at all the parks. there's no glory or bullet point for a bureaucrat's resumé when he/she replaces or maintains something, like replacing lilies. thus, while our iconic park system degrades. they're always checking the national magazines for some new idea, or checking catalogs for some piece of plastic crap to buy. the parks are certainly no long picture postcard worthy.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-16474076143226694672016-09-06T11:26:10.458-04:002016-09-06T11:26:10.458-04:00:) ty. The Parks Department not giving a damn o...:) ty. The Parks Department not giving a damn or not having the money or probably both. "We can't afford to buy new lilly plants, they're not in our budget." Jamie Keltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453782518805745205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-65091172243611297572016-09-06T10:37:37.047-04:002016-09-06T10:37:37.047-04:00jamie@10:15, yes, the ponds are in the rose garden...jamie@10:15, yes, the ponds are in the rose garden, below it toward the creek. the view is standing on the southwest side of the last pond and looking northeast, toward muhlenberg, before the houses and new college buildings. however, i also suspect that the postcard company took some poetic license and condensed the distance and hill between the ponds and the college.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-73566639091524836462016-09-06T10:15:27.856-04:002016-09-06T10:15:27.856-04:00Where are these ponds are located.? These aren&#...Where are these ponds are located.? These aren't the ponds that are in the Rose Garden are they? I was looking on Google Earth and saw nothing to the south of Muhlenburg College that looks like this.Jamie Keltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453782518805745205noreply@blogger.com