European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Iff London s Parks by Bob Hoyer is . Bureau chief a comely blonde stretches her Jon limbs on the soft turf. With head propped on an Elbow she Peers at the open Page of a leather bound copy of War and deeply absorbed Orso it seem she appears to be oblivious to the creature activity around a White haired lady sits erect on a Green Bench and glares at the girl Hemline through her bifocals. Her com Panion a Tweedy Man with a Clea Blue Eye leans with both hands and Chin on a thorny Cane. He too is inter ested in the miniskirt but in his Case the Eye betrays no condemnation. The scene is Hyde Park. It is just on of a dozen 20 or even 50 impressions that linger after a walk through this most spacious and famous of London Parks. The Panorama is a feast for the peo ple watcher. Lovers lounge on the Mani cured Lawn. Children Romp after dog Sand kites. An Indian in a turban stands in line to make a Purchase from a italian in an ice Cream Wagon. Ducks Waddle arrogantly along the paved perimeter of the serpentine Lake. Swans cruise silently and regally among there and White Canvas of sail boats. Great dogs and pugnacious Little clogs Exchange sniffs and growls. Wide Eye babies Giggle in their prams. Camera shutters Click at everything that balls skid crazily across the Green Sod. Long haired beatniks and hip pies stroll Arm in Arm in their patched Blu jeans and soiled shirts. A transistor radio carried by a Brunet in tight White Slacks vies with a guitarist in matted locks for , pathos gaiety and often a touch of tragedy Are evident in the is Here in the limited Green patches that Industrial Man must find Relief from the clutter of the City. Away from the Roar of traffic the Smoky smell of the subway the crush of the crowd londoners like their City bred cousins All Over the world enjoy a stretch in the Park. London Long has had a reputation forts Parks although planners insist there must be still More their ultimate goal being two and a half acres of Green for every 1,000 residents in the Central City area. Most famous of London s outdoor play grounds Are its 10 Royal Parks Hyde St. James regents Richmond Hamp ton court Green Primrose Hill Bushey Greenwich and Kensington Gar Dens. Originally they were used As Royal Hunting grounds. Today they spread Over some 5,500 acres and along wit the 160 Parks covering 7,300 acre controlled by greater London Council they provide the great Urban area with necessary Relief from the Miles of Row houses and Blacktop streets. Literally millions visit London Parks during the year and even in the dead of Winter they provide the apartment Dweller with a breath of air and a Placebo walk his dog. In the summer Flower gardens an outdoor concerts contribute to the lure. Mag. The Man that deliberates is lost. Away from the Roar of traffic. The smell of the subway. Says it s going to be not youth Longs and age remembers. The live murmur of a summer s Day can we feed the pigeons please s photos by Guenter Schuettler amid the gaiety and humor a touch of pathos the stars and stripes Page 13 Page 12 the stars and stripes
