"I want restaurants, gift shops, long parking lots," he said.
Before long, Parks became, arguably, the theatre world's great black hope.
"For too long parking rules have made law-abiding motorists feel like criminals, and caused enormous damage to shops and businesses.
Adena Long, park administrator for the Greenbelt and executive director of the conservancy, said: "It is about as appropriate as any structure can be for a wooded area.
"Paris" (circa 1952) is paired with "Washington Square, NYC" (1949) in which a row of men in suits lounge on a long park bench.
In "Paris," a couple's posture as they sit on a long park bench suggests that they may be sitting together, but they are actually far apart.
On Day 2, there's the long park tour and a two-hour excursion on the calm waters of the Nenana River aboard an eight-passenger raft.
These parks could be new or even be repurposed from existing infrastructure – New York's High Line in Manhattan (pictured), for example, is a 1.5-mile long park built on a disused elevated railroad high above the traffic.
"For too long, parking has been a revenue raiser.
Now the Mayor is spending a lot of money on turning the concreted river into a new long park.
