So three weeks after the removal of the Christmas village we
skaters are still getting pushed around by security figures telling us not to
skate in Love Park. I’m entirely perplexed by this ever changing playground of
rules. For one, I’ve skated love park many a Saturdays with no consequence and
made plenty of skater acquaintances doing it. However yesterday when I went to
meet up with the guys over at Not 1 Philly Parkour I was greeted by a police officer who told me to keep my board off the ground. I
did what he asked but I just didn’t get it . Was it really that big of a deal?
The Christmas Village has long since been gone and the only remnants of it were
the ugly ‘You Know You Love It.” Noodle. Who authorized Kraft to put that
blight there? How soon can we get it torn down? Anyway there was hardly anyone in the park so
I don’t see what the big deal was. There's even a new green 'Fairmount Park Rules and Regulations" board. No biking, no in line skates, no roller blades, no skateboards no scooters, no alcoholic beverages, no smoking... Its like they want us to just sit there and enjoy the fountain or something. I left and didn't soon return. I hope our
skate haven returns to its original skater friendly dome-plex soon.
