photos by Boyd Loving
October 18,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood Nj, residents came out to see and participate in the creation of a new era of illumination in the park at the heart of Ridgewood. The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands hosted a demonstration of Phase I of their lighting and audio project at MEMORIAL PARK AT VAN NESTE SQUARE on Monday, October 17 at 7:30 pm.
The Conservancy stated prior to the event ,”We will be turning on the lighting in the trees, on our pathways, and on our Historic Memorials for just this one evening, to give you a special demonstration of what the park will look like once Phase II is completed in the spring. We look forward to showing you a magnificent transformation of the park that will ultimately allow the community to host events throughout the year. This gift will be a meaningful to both the residents and the Central Business District, drawing our community together and benefiting all.”
The Van Neste Lighting Project is a collaboration of the Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands with lighting design firm Jan & Brooke, Luminae and the International Landscaping Lighting Institute.
Stop turning our parks into Madison Square Garden. Please!
I just went over to Van Neste Thank goodness people are allowed to peacefully enjoy the park. Mother’s with babies were resting on the grass. People were sitting on the benches relaxing.
People were taking down the lighting from when it was up.
you will see. Soon certain people, we all know who, will ask for a ruling that no one can enter Van Neste UNLESS their is an EVENT going on. They are determined to destroy peace and quiet and enjoyment of nature.
I am grateful at hometo be able to turn the lights off at night as early as I want to and have it as quiet as I want to and eat what I want to homemade. I never thought it would come to being grateful for those things.
Its the People high grounds Park
Let it be a timeless peaceful place..next they will say it needs cavernous underground parking to continue to be a park. BACK IT OFF
I was NOT impressed by the lighting display. A total waste of money. Glad it’s not taxpayer money.