Comments on: Art Where You Least Expect It (by Clairan Ferrono) http://raggedclothcafe.com/2010/01/04/art-where-you-least-expect-it/ Discussions and ideas about art and textile art Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:36:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: margaret http://raggedclothcafe.com/2010/01/04/art-where-you-least-expect-it/#comment-2888 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:16:32 +0000 http://raggedclothcafe.com/?p=1404#comment-2888 Paris too has a disused railway turned into a park. The Promenade Plantee is 2.8 miles long, with a cycleway underneath and walkway above. It heads east from near the Bastille. The arcades underneath the viaduct have been made into workshops for artists and craftspeople. It’s quite a surprise to come across it if you don’t know it’s there!

Near my home on the fringes of inner London, a disused railway, victim of the “Beeching” cutbacks to the British railway system, provides a pleasant walkway but was getting overgrown and frightening. Fortunately some pruning has brought back the walkers. Whether recreational facility or art park, such environments need maintenance.

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