Dilworth Plaza re-opens

5 Sep 2014

bandstand

After having been closed since 2011, Dilworth Plaza, right next to City Hall, is at last re-opened. That's a stage under the canopy and plenty of table between that and the visitor's center.

tables

That's the visitor's center in the background. This looks across to JFK Plaza, the place with tht Love sign.

sprinkler

This sprinkler area is just flat and dry most of the time, but sprays go up and down during hot periods. Formely, the plaza had lots of trees, but the ability to wet down the plaza goes a long way to making up for the lack of those.

another view

And yet another view.

kids playing in srinklers

Of course, the water all dries off pretty quickly. Here, the kids are treating it like the seashore.

large expanse

As you can see in the photos here, the plaza was much more complex than it is today. It had lots of depressions and elevations and fences. I like the much flatter version of today.

inside

The small plaza inside City Hall has been jazzed up a bit. It used to strictly a pass-through kind of place.

folks hanging out

Stadium-style seats and there was something that appeared to be usable as a stage across from them

steps to subway

Steps that get us down to the subway.

subway

There are still some areas that are fenced-in and inaccessible to the public, so I suspect that they have a handicapped elevator hiding in those areas. No sign of public restrooms yet, but the City Hall restrooms are now very clearly marked, so that's an improvement.