North
End
North End Park: Two ideas, one design
By Sofia Celeste
Final Obstacles
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Kaki Martin, planting designer for the Central Artery Advisory
Committee, discusses planting options at the April 20th Central
Artery Advisory Committee meeting at the Nazarro Center in
the North End. |
For now, perhaps the most daunting obstacle the
planning committee has yet to tackle, according to Kaki Martin,
planting designer,
is figuring out what plants will survive Boston’s brutal
winter.
“We are mired in plant research,” she said. “Tracking
blooming seasons and year-round flowers are one of our primary
concerns.”
Though the planting committee hasn’t made any final decisions
yet, they haven’t received any opposition to the floral-shaded
trellises and flower gardens already planned.
Although details of the park’s design are still being discussed,
one thing has been settled. The North End’s new gateway is
in the works. Those longing for a symbol of the North End’s
Italian heritage won’t get the “piazza” envisioned
by DiGangi—where people could park their Vespas and sip cappuccino.
But green grass soon will replace the green steel and smog of years
of construction.
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