This is not appropriate behavior for a public space in Seattle.See those kids in the photo? They’re having too much fun. Simple, unedifying fun. We can’t have that.It’s no wonder, then, that the folks at Seattle Center have come up with a plan to replace the kiddie-ride portion of the Fun Forest with something parents can feel much better about: a big exhibit space for Dale Chihuly.Instead of shrieks and giggles, kids can now look with hushed awe at the undulating glass creations of Seattle’s most widely celebrated artist. But wait, is that the sound of someone objecting? How is that possible?City council member Sally Bagshaw, for one, is concerned that the new exhibit space (featuring admission charge!) will occupy an area that might be better kept open and park-like, Crosscut reports. Seattle Center did not put out any “Request for Proposals” for how to use the kiddie-ride areas, says Crosscut. Instead, this Chihuly idea came directly from the Wright family, owners of the Space Needle, which looms over the site. The Wrights also own the doomed shack that currently houses bumper cars, pinball, and other activities unfit for the new Center. Plans to discuss the project at a Seattle Design Commission meeting today were canceled, says Crosscut, “without any official explanation.”Sadly, no one is suggesting that the kiddie rides–one of the most enjoyable pieces of child-friendly infrastructure in the city–be preserved. On the other hand, a new Break-a-Chihuly room could be almost as much fun as the milk toss.
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