Cape Rock Park

The black and white photo really illustrates how open and beautiful the location was before the Parks Department allowed unchecked tree growth and undergrowth to choke the views and the beauty of the location.

If one looks at pictures from the 60's, one will notice how nicely the grounds around the Cape Rock area were maintained. Now the whole area is unkempt, grown up with weeds and brush; just a general eyesore that detracts from the tourist attraction that it used to be. My father and others have tried to get the city to restore the area to its former beauty and value as an attraction but have been met with cries from "Environmentalists" that clearing the un-managed undergrowth is destroying natural habitat. Shame on the city for neglecting what was once a beautiful overlook where one could see up and down the river easily and shame on the "Environmentalists" for blocking attempts to improve the habitat by ridding the area of noxious growth. The same people blocking the improvement would be screaming if their neighbors did not mow or keep up their property.