Park of shame Joe Moakley
Park, in South Boston, is 57 acres of running
track, stadium steps, lots of fields -- and overflowing
barrels of garbage.
Contact the City of Boston's Parks
and Recreations Department at 617 635-4505 or here.
First-time visitors to the park are greeted by an
overflowing trash can.
Purple flowers without trash on them.
Won't be long!
The city artfully placed this trash barrel on the
grass next to a pile of litter.
Workers emptied this trash can -- onto the
surrounding park.
Putting the emptied trash barrel in between
the stakes is just too much work.
After all, we wouldn't want picnickers to strain
themselves walking the extra 20 inches.
Looking for
somewhere to keep your homeless-guy garbage bags?
Go ahead, stash them in the tree!
This weathered basswood is nicely complimented by
a Stop & Shop grocery cart with plastic bags!
And Dorchester's
Malibu Beach, is also known as McConnell Park,
Savin Hill Beach, and, according to the state but
nobody else, "Dorchester Shores." Plan
your visit for June or July, because during the
rest of the year, state workers, who seem to
change the name of the park more often than they
clean it, take away most of the garbage
cans. Good thinking!
Contact the
Department of Conservation and Recreation at 617
626-1250 or here.
Park of shame
And Dorchester's
Malibu Beach, is also known as McConnell Park,
Savin Hill Beach, and, according to the state but
nobody else, "Dorchester Shores." Plan
your visit for June or July, because during the
rest of the year, state workers, who seem to
change the name of the park more often than they
clean it, take away most of the garbage
cans. Good thinking! 
