Whenever I think "park," my mind conjures up dog-walkers, frisbee-flingers and sunbathers — none of which excite me or offer reason enough to enjoy a beautiful day at the mercy of crowds when work can be done and fun be had in a suitably sunny room indoors.
Congress Park was different, probably because Americade's crowds mixed with the usual denizens from Empire State College. But there was more; from the semi-circular sign at the park's gate, the archways beyond it, to the extraordinary efforts obviously made to preserve over the years the park's original stylings, Congress Park was downright classy.
As was the day.