Pavel Snopok

Review of Cantigny, A Division of the Mc...

Oh, how our current experience is different from t...

Oh, how our current experience is different from that two years ago. The "great reconstruction" destroyed everything we liked about the park: the shade, the distinct character, all the little hidden places. We loved stopping at the gazebo after a long stroll for some cool, peace and quiet. Now it is all open under a relentless burning Illinois summer sun with no place to hide, and it will take years for the trees to grow back and hide the pond from the busy Roosevelt St noise. To add insult to injury, now the park individuality is gone, it turned into your average cookie cutter park. I realize it was probably done for maintenance reasons, but it is sad nonetheless. We won't be back to Cantigny as often as we were in the past (until the trees grow back). Please bring back the shade around the gazebo!