tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post997863872746143466..comments2024-03-28T02:42:51.950-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Finalist for the National World War One Memorial Design: Plaza to the Forgotten Warsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-42242786944434167922015-09-15T05:59:34.316-07:002015-09-15T05:59:34.316-07:00I knew you meant that they would be rehabilitating...I knew you meant that they would be rehabilitating Pershing Park. It took your tone to be that it would JUST be a rehabilitation - nothing special. I vehemently disagree with that.<br /><br /><br />Quick side note...I am no professional, but a friend of mine who can draw and I, submitted a design. We obviously did not make the finalists.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-71135781637952541192015-09-14T19:08:42.250-07:002015-09-14T19:08:42.250-07:00I stand corrected, it is not crosses but 1,166 bro...I stand corrected, it is not crosses but 1,166 bronze lighted markers representing every 100 of the 116,000 American servicemen and nurses who made the ultimate sacrifice in WW I. <br /><br />Unlike yourself, I like this design and the fact that we take time to remember the true cost of war in human terms during The Great War. Others may like some other emphasis for different reasons...and that&David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539002824273503170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-3098366293753716342015-09-13T21:31:08.086-07:002015-09-13T21:31:08.086-07:00But this isn't going to have 116 crosses, righ...But this isn't going to have 116 crosses, right? There are going to be bronze markers and lights to stand in for them.<br /><br />As to the rest of your post, I respect your comments though I largely disagree with them. Almost none of the other park designs (picked as finalists or not) were just rehabilitated parks. They were nearly all park sized memorials that would dwarf all the CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-52973611542953471622015-09-12T20:10:22.494-07:002015-09-12T20:10:22.494-07:00Speaking as a son of a WW I veteran who has discus...Speaking as a son of a WW I veteran who has discussed these options with other WW I veteran families, this memorial (like the Vietnam Memorial), at least speaks to the cost of the war with its crosses... and the informational colonnade explains the war and the reasons for the crosses in ways that mere statues cannot convey. <br /><br />Statues without information are a dime a dozen in Washington,David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539002824273503170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-70225187102875701272015-09-12T19:00:08.697-07:002015-09-12T19:00:08.697-07:00I like both the name and the ways in which the des...I like both the name and the ways in which the design attempts to invoke American military cemeteries in France. However, my personal preference is always for something figural vs. symbolic (I prefer statues to columns or walls, for example). Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-15356965934414000612015-09-12T18:59:59.014-07:002015-09-12T18:59:59.014-07:00I like both the name and the ways in which the des...I like both the name and the ways in which the design attempts to invoke American military cemeteries in France. However, my personal preference is always for something figural vs. symbolic (I prefer statues to columns or walls, for example). Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-45274436843609342402015-09-11T21:52:01.763-07:002015-09-11T21:52:01.763-07:00I have to agree that I also thought this one "...I have to agree that I also thought this one "too modern" and "too informational". Is bronze cast out of the question? Its old fashioned- and I think should be. Bronze statutes have a certain heroicness about them. A resolution. This war was a long time ago- we have been a bit remiss in this memorial being done. Most other countries directly involved did theirs in the 1920s michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345350094817058528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-91720673382949204712015-09-11T14:17:59.538-07:002015-09-11T14:17:59.538-07:00Agree with John. Over time the illuminated markers...Agree with John. Over time the illuminated markers will break and no one will bother to fix them. I don't like the "informational columns" either. This is supposed to be a memorial, not an outdoor museum. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-39039079426745527732015-09-11T10:49:59.189-07:002015-09-11T10:49:59.189-07:00It sure as hell is. Go to any bookstore and compa...It sure as hell is. Go to any bookstore and compare how many WWI books there are to Civil War. The CW and WWII have the lion's share of everything.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-43052848770455450012015-09-11T10:25:43.230-07:002015-09-11T10:25:43.230-07:00Agree with CJ. Too modern, too impersonal for my t...Agree with CJ. Too modern, too impersonal for my tastes. From a practical perspective, maintaining the illuminated markers could be a big challenge. My own preference is something ties directly and cleanly to the war period. The WWII monument/plaza manages to do this by focusing on the state by state contributions.John T. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793600870183539524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-18592941989230083782015-09-11T10:22:32.040-07:002015-09-11T10:22:32.040-07:00 The main problem is the name WW1 is no more a for... The main problem is the name WW1 is no more a forgotten war than the Civil War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-49807837306455510422015-09-11T07:42:02.402-07:002015-09-11T07:42:02.402-07:00This was not one of my favorites when I saw the fu...This was not one of my favorites when I saw the full list. I guess it was too modern. But in the weeks since the finalists were announced, I've come to accept it more. Still hope it doesn't win, but I could live with it. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920046092004136754noreply@blogger.com