Demolishing Part of Skyline Park: Denver's Worst Mistake

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Skyline Park
Denver made the worst mistake in replacing much of the Skyline Park, although most city officials may have justified this move to demolish such spaces due to their selfish interests. This decision contrasted Lawrence Halprin’s original concept of what the life in cities should be like. A city should have both public and social life as well as the interrelated and extroverted life. In the city, there should be plazas, busy streets, and great civic spaces that facilitate commercial activities and great parks for public meetings....