Reclaim Market Street: A Plaza Intervention | UN Plaza

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Can plazas be made more dynamic by serving different age groups and interests over the course of a day? Can children be better integrated into the life of the street, learning to become citizens through their participation in the city and protected by the watchful eyes of neighbors?

• Daytime Fun (1-5p) UN Plaza will be transformed into a free play space for children, parents and friends. By day, it will feature the Imagination Playground kit by David Rockwell.
• Nighttime Fun (7-9p) By night, this space will host a free public screening of the 1906 film A Trip Down Market Street and its 2005 remake by Melinda Stone and Liz Keim. Archivist Rick Prelinger will show films from his collection focusing on the history of Market Street as captured by amateurs, newsreel cameramen and industrial filmmakers.

Reclaim Market Street! Plaza Intervention
Saturday, October 15, 2011 (1-5 pm: play, 7-9 pm: film screening)
UN Plaza – Market St. between 7th and 8th
– FREE but RSVP required

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