»In which we enter the labyrinth

The Scott St labyrinth has yet to materialize.

The Scott St. Labyrinth was the second phase of the playground project and called for replacing the condemned wooden play structure on Scott St. with a labyrinth. The project was approved at a community meetings in December, 1998 and September, 2003. The plan received initial Rec & Park Commission approval in 1999 and final approval in December, 2004.

The playground project was to be done in two phases. While the big playground was shut down during construction, the wooden structure on Scott St. was left standing since it was the only play equipment available in the park during construction.

Upon completion in 1999, the wooden structure was to be demolished since it is old and dilapidated, a safety hazard with splintering wood, and contains arsenic that was originally used as a preservative. The site was to be appropriately cleaned to remove any arsenic in the wood, the sand, and the surrounding ground. Rec & Park also agreed to prep the site for our labyrinth at the same time.

A landscaped labyrinth seems a whimsical use of space on small corner plot like this. It may not achieve the proportions of a grand labyrinth such as Antoine Duvall's estate, home to El Labyrint d'Horta on the outskirts of Barcelona, but it might bring a little joy to a stinky corner of San Francisco.

UPDATE: now with an illustration: