they are in the north and south corners of mcallister and larken. they are dated. they need to be revitalized. in our process we sent out hundreds of surveys to collect data about the playground. they are very well used. people like the location there so they are staying there. the context is lacks groups sitting areas and facilities that make it a good place to stay for a while and some strange stuff. view is obstructed and there is unclear pedestrian access. we also had, we had about 14 community workshops and focus groups with a really wide range of people with playground use and opportunities. the schoolwork shops. the kids were given thoughtful design critic to the national architect and what they drew about what would be a phenomenal place they don't see in san francisco yet. this is a lcfs -- list of the city agencies and institutions involved with input up to date. i will say the input has been extremely constructive. there is a lot of great design input that we've gotten and we know there is going to be a lot of support for the project moving forward. in s

they are in the north and south corners of mcallister and larken. they are dated. they need to be revitalized. in our process we sent out hundreds of surveys to collect data about the playground. they are very well used. people like the location there so they are staying there. the context is lacks groups sitting areas and facilities that make it a good place to stay for a while and some strange stuff. view is obstructed and there is unclear pedestrian access. we also had, we had about 14 community workshops and focus groups with a really wide range of people with playground use and opportunities. the schoolwork shops. the kids were given thoughtful design critic to the national architect and what they drew about what would be a phenomenal place they don't see in san francisco yet. this is a lcfs -- list of the city agencies and institutions involved with input up to date. i will say the input has been extremely constructive. there is a lot of great design input that we've gotten and we know there is going to be a lot of support for the project moving forward. in s

were actually four frank lloyd wright structures within parkside, and they all have to do with the larken soap company. martin was an executive of the soap company, and he had him design his house and also had him design two outbuildings on his property. walter davidson was another executive in the soap company, and he had wright design a house for him further away in the neighborhood. wright also designed martin's summer home a few hours south of here and designed the larkin soap company manufacturing headquarters which, as many people in buffalo will talk about, was horrifically and terribly condemned during the 1950s. it's one of the sad pieces of buffalo architecture. people are amazed by the audiocassette techture in buffalo. sadly, one of the things that would be most celebrated was torn down in the 1950s. tiny little stories that, you know, you don't have to be from buffalo or parkside to appreciate and love that happened here in this community. you know, a great moment in american history that's sort of lost in the history book, it's not even written much about in buffalo, when ha