Collected Item: “COVID Effects on Masconomo Park, Manchester Ma.”
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COVID Effects on Masconomo Park, Manchester Ma.
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text story, photography
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Masconomo Park is a place where family and friends spend most time of their afternoon to interact with the public and have a healthy social environment.
During the summer, the park would host bands, ice cream tables, face painting and a movie night for everyone. Many tourists would come to town to experience socially the interactions and activities offered by the town and appreciate the beauty of the harbor. During the Tuesday movie nights, a projection screen would be placed in the center of the park and everyone would bring their chairs, blankets, and snacks for a cozy movie night with family and friends. The Park was one of the most populated point of the town until the outbreak happened.
Masconomo has not been the same since the outbreak of COVID-19. As you can see in the photos below of before and after the pandemic, the contrasts are enormous. The silence of Masconomo Park is louder than the fun summer nights the citizens used to have. Now the emptiness has taken over and no one can interact in the public space anymore. The park has been closed for a long period of time and citizens were not allowed to share the field for their own health safety.
Once everything goes back to normal as we all hope, we cannot wait to spend engaging times at the park as we used to. For now, we just have to remain social distancing and virtually connecting for mental and physical health of the citizens.
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#MasconomoPark, #CovidContrasts, #TuedayMovieNights, #ParkReunion
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Luana Vala
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2020