tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post3743065696543547837..comments2024-03-29T05:29:51.788-07:00Comments on Rome the Second Time: Before and After Series: Piazza San SilvestroDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-83380800212577098232017-10-20T21:45:24.425-07:002017-10-20T21:45:24.425-07:00From a reader: Since the hotel I always stay in i...From a reader: Since the hotel I always stay in is a block from Piazza San Silvestro, I have to agree that in some ways it is not better now. Luckily the buses now stop only a street or two away. I miss the news stand where I could pick up an English Language paper to take back to hotel for breakfast. And the shade is definitely missing though now I am only there in the winter. But some trees would be nice!<br />One Christmas time, I think 2010 or 2012 Santa's House was at the end of the piazza, but it was missing in 2015. It stayed to take requests for Befana too. I wonder if it will be there this year.Dianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-72788597412590059642017-10-20T21:42:31.563-07:002017-10-20T21:42:31.563-07:00And from another US reader: I totally agree, Bill....And from another US reader: I totally agree, Bill. And your accompanying pics really demonstrate the problem. How to resolve space/pollution issues while retaining the normal urban functions of the site? I taught American history and over a decade of doing that came to realize planning often failed to make things better. <br /><br />Sometimes the professionals made things worse, as I know you know from your own research on Rome. In this case, the monumental factor really gets in the way of life as it is lived.<br /><br />Another good blog!Dianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-56615295164803537052017-10-18T10:29:46.552-07:002017-10-18T10:29:46.552-07:00Soon after the piazza reopened we enjoyed an hours...Soon after the piazza reopened we enjoyed an hours-long concert by several military bands in honor of the natale di Roma celebration in April, 2012. The temperature was perfect, the benches welcome, the bands entertaining, and tourists and Romans alike seemed to delight in the event. I agree that some trees would be nice, but umbrelloni or other shelters could bring on their own problems as public street furniture often does. I don't miss the idling buses, and the fewer private autos in il centro the better, secondo me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806339957459803968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-89642165805809296382017-10-18T09:40:47.228-07:002017-10-18T09:40:47.228-07:00When the re-done piazza debuted in 2012 the piazza...When the re-done piazza debuted in 2012 the piazza was packed with people for a day of band concerts, which were great fun. All of the various armed forces were represented, and the best band by far - best musicians, best uniforms, and most precise - was the Carabiniere Band. <br /><br />We noticed at the time the absence of trees or any sort of greenery. It's not too late to add plantings, and regular events would certainly help attract people. However the city has so many more serious problems I doubt anyone in the the Raggi administration is thinking about Piazza San Silvestro.<br /><br />panettonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384064334404842997noreply@blogger.com