Passed by a hundred times. Never seen it.
What a beautiful example of how inspiring my immediate surroundings actually are. I’d even go so far as to say it’s ‘a soulmate of a place.’ Old-school, shabby, and awfully ordinary at first glance, but then…
Let me please elaborate all of that a bit more…
An obstacle and grayish worry. Legitimate fears (the kind parents usually have). A mindset that (maybe) said: Here is how the world is. Why is it always just about avoiding certain nightmarish scenarios? Wouldn’t it be not only wiser but also easier to simply go with and join these ‘Forces of Nature’ – Gravity and Fun, as it is here. To see and accept the Inevitable. And eventually, to also recognize and accept any adult’s helplessness against the power of all those (childish) needs – needs like exploring the world or going on adventures. To create something that brings it all together – that marries both worlds, the adult and the not-yet-so-adult one. Something that’s way more attractive (and generally also funnier) than just jumping off any steep, concrete wall.
When misgivings are transformed light-heartedly, considerately, and understandingly into something safe and hilarious. – for both adults and children. Wonderful.