Re: The Wishing Tree
Originally Posted by
JBR
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What an excellent story!
Your penultimate paragraph puts me in mind of what used to be my local park as a child: Bowling Park in Bradford.
Today, however, it is a shadow of its former self. Run down, graffitied, dirty and full of rubbish despite the presence of rubbish bins. Rather like the city of Bradford in general.
I imagine it's a common story. On a personal level, we can afford things we could once only dream of, but as a society, we always seem to be strapped for cash.
I don't know Bradford very well, but I have driven through it a few times. It has some very impressive architecture; surprisingly impressive, actually. It was obviously once a very prosperous place.