Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Fountains of dust for your convenience, watch out for the wiring



View the giant Alligator from the reflection ponds



Enjoy a riverfront bench, but don't fall through



Let your children explore our sanitary and well maintained Playground



You'll find the picnic tables convenient to the trash receptacles.



Modern state of the art wiring



Well maintained maintenance vehicles




Well stocked public restrooms (BYOP) bring your own paper




Clean inviting ticket booths for special events




First class drainage so you'll never have to worry about flooded parking lots




Wonderful handicapped access along thousands of feet of sidewalks



Curbing which always matched the level of the sidewalk to eliminate trip hazards




Decorated fencing complete with modern electrical hook-ups



Vocational electricians practice where children can reach through the broken glass and learn to change a lightbulb... one that I'm certain works about as well as anything else in Jacksonville. Hell's bells, it might even seem like home to Mr. Tom Joad.

Article and photographs by Bob Mann.