WASHINGTON PARK MANICURED

My search for publicness took me to Washington Park and Music Hall downtown. I started out by walking a block away from the park and walked a loop a block out from the park just to fully understand the surrounding area around the park. It was honestly more jarring than I expected just because Washington Park and Music Hall are so well kept and even just half a block away from the park felt like a completely different neighborhood. Even though nothing or nobody made me feel unsafe the neglect that I felt the neighborhood was experiencing in comparison to the park and its immediate surroundings made me more aware. The closer you get to the park the more well-kept the streets are, there are murals painted, and just overall It felt a lot cleaner.