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The official start of the building of the Tenth Street Park took place yesterday at 10:30 am. There was a good crowd, 70-80+. Just about everyone was there.

Groundbreakings are sort of like funerals, only happy. You get to see a number of people you haven't seen in a bit and talk a bit about common interests and catch up on other matters.

There is always a tripod of some sort at these things.
Standing quietly in the background was Jim Loucks, who helped get the concept of fixing that lot up many years ago. Without his initial work, and persistence, it wouldn't have happened.Jack was there, as was the Mayor. Jack and some of his people have been tracking and helping with Jim for a long time. Also note the Convention Center in the background. Jack was major in making that happen, too. The Mayor and his people were, of course, pivotal. Here he is with Stacy Hannah, President of the Tenth Street Park Project, with its $1M budget, and Bob Maffin on the left. And finally, the "groundbreaking". Calling this "ground" is a bit of an overstatement, and if it is "ground", its been broken a long time. But it will be nice soon.