IT'S heartening to see the strips of Westchester's waterfront recycled and reclaimed as tennis courts, parks, marinas and, not least, restaurants.
Ten miles north of Johannesburg, theirs is an American-style community, studded with tennis courts, parks, lakes and community centers, unexceptional but for this: it is enclosed by a 10-foot brick wall, crowned with an electric fence.
Cities, counties and states all have public golf courses, tennis courts, parks, beaches, etc. for the clothed public.
There's an oversized three-car garage and motor court parking for 10 cars.
The only notable drop is beneath the bushes outside the court buildings, where some court users park their weapons before heading through the metal detectors.
There are typewriters on the desks at Cuba's court, faded portraits of Che Guevara on the walls and a classic motorcycle, complete with a sidecar bearing the court logo, parked in the courtyard.
By the time a dark and small "Tomlinson Court Park (first version, small)," painted by Frank Stella in 1959, matched the upper end of the estimate at $1.02 million, it became clear that buyers were approaching contemporary art in a new mood.
There are several green spaces in the area, the largest being Brookmill Park, Deptford Park, Ferranti Park, Pepys Park and Sayes Court Park.
