Author Topic: Cleveland Cultural Gardens adding Indian Garden (Read 3039 times)

CornerCurve · « **on:** September 24, 2006, 01:20:03 AM »

image of proposed garden. couldn't find any actual pictures of the finished garden

Garden chain adding link for first time in 21 years

Indian community to raise flag next Sunday

Sunday, September 24, 2006
Robert L. Smith
Plain Dealer Reporter

The opening of a cultural garden once captivated an international city. The parades, speeches and ethnic performers drew crowds of 100,000 to Rockefeller Park in the 1930s and 1940s.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2006, 07:22:48 AM »

Isn't the African-American one still trying to get funding? In a city that's 51% black?!?!

blinker12 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2006, 08:47:08 AM »

This is cool. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

MyTwoSense · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2006, 05:25:15 PM »

Here is information on the Garden if anyone is interested. http://www.clevelandculturalgardens.org/OWD/2006OWD.pdf

question? can all the threads on the culture garden be merged?

ColDayMan · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2006, 01:58:22 AM »

Can you find them all and we'll merge them?

Or do I have to do that. Ugh.

3231 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2006, 02:01:48 AM »

There is funding for the African-American garden. There are organizational problems that are keeping it from going forward.

There is another garden that has broken ground (besides the Indian). I don't recall which nationality is sponsoring it.

blinker12 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2006, 04:31:04 AM »

^Is it the Latvian?

3231 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2006, 04:48:12 AM »

^that sounds right.

Map Boy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2006, 09:36:13 AM »

This is fantastic! I can't wait to see this completed. Both are moving along steadily! And yes, we're waiting for the African American garden to get back on track. Materials are ready and waiting to be brought to the site!

blinker12 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2006, 02:22:06 AM »

How much do you love it?
A friend pointed out the irony of a larger-than-life statue of a man known for extreme modesty, but it's still pretty awesome. From today's PD.

Angelo Paolone, a worker with Shippers Highway Express Inc. holds the hand of a 13 foot bronze statue of Mahatma Ghandi as he and other worker place it on a base in the India section of the Rockefeller Gardens. It is to be unveiled in a ceremony Sunday.

3231 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2006, 02:28:24 AM »

The local Indian community really raised some cash for this. One of the members is a structural engineer. He designed the base for the statue. Supposedly, it could support something 5 tons heavier. Hey, whatever works..

Map Boy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 29, 2006, 02:35:12 AM »

^They're planning on giving Ghandi a very big & heavy hat during the colder months

3231 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2006, 05:50:55 AM »

Quote from: blinker12 on September 29, 2006, 02:22:06 AM

He really has this Anakin Skywalker evil-look to him.

From Heights to Harlem · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2006, 02:22:09 PM »

Wow I haven't been to the cultural gardens in years. What a wonderful gem! Cities around the world would kill for such a great public space.

Evergrey · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2006, 02:41:25 PM »

Quote from: From Heights to Harlem on October 21, 2006, 02:22:09 PM

Cities around the world would kill for such a great public space.

I certainly would.

Indian Garden... sounds like a college-district indian restaurant.

Map Boy · « **Reply #15 on:** October 25, 2006, 02:40:33 AM »

Here are a few shots from a couple weeks ago of the two new gardens:

Latvian:

Indian:

Ganhi!

3231 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2006, 02:45:26 AM »

I really like the new Latvian garden. Its totally different from the others and we never really knew that it was going to be installed.

Ghandi--you just can't go wrong with him.

musky · « **Reply #17 on:** October 25, 2006, 12:59:34 PM »

Wasn't sure where to post this. there isn't a thread just related to the gardens.
I've had this for little while and kept forgetting to post it.
It shows all of the current gardens and the boundaries for future ones too.

EDIT: Sorry if you read this with the oversized image. If somebody would like the full file, IM.

KJP · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:38:09 PM »

Why would they do just an African-American Garden? That would be like having a European Garden or an Asian Garden. How about the many African nations instead? It looks like they've got the space for them.

ColDayMan · « **Reply #19 on:** October 29, 2006, 02:11:09 PM »

Well, African-American is generally regarded as an ethnic group, but that doesn't imply it's a "black" garden. "Black" can be Kenyan, Domincan, Togoan, African-American, etc. Perhaps the African groups of Cleveland can create their own gardens as well?

lopsidedfrock · « **Reply #20 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:06:41 AM »

Quote from: Evergrey on October 21, 2006, 02:41:25 PM

Quote from: From Heights to Harlem on October 21, 2006, 02:22:09 PM
Cities around the world would kill for such a great public space.

I certainly would.

Indian Garden... sounds like a college-district indian restaurant.

There's an India Garden restaurant in Pittsburgh near Carnegie Mellon. Half off entrees 11pm-1am.

MyTwoSense · « **Reply #21 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:24:37 AM »

Quote from: ColDayMan on October 29, 2006, 02:11:09 PM

Well, African-American is generally regarded as an ethnic group, but that doesn't imply it's a "black" garden. "Black" can be Kenyan, Domincan, Togoan, African-American, etc. Perhaps the African groups of Cleveland can create their own gardens as well?

CDM, that was a great way to explain it.

African-American culture varies great from someone who might be West Indian or to be specific Jamerican.

I think this is great idea for a garden considering its location to Glenville and Forest Hills.

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