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Matt Damon wants to put statue of Robin Williams in Boston Public Garden (www.masslive.com)

submitted 1 month ago by ElfWord@lemmy.world to c/boston@lemmy.world

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Damon said in an interview with the YouTuber Jake Hamilton that an artist wants to add a permanent bronze statue of Williams in the lagoon area of the Garden [in the spot where where they filmed the famous bench scene in Good Will Hunting].

“The idea being that if you feel alone you can go sit next to him, which I think is the coolest idea. It would be like the most beautiful installation and like such a tribute to that guy, who I think would’ve loved that.”

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The moratorium exists for a reason

What is that? I'm not seeing anything about a moratorium in this article...

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

I don’t know the reason, but I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt. Presumably, that law was passed because people thought it was necessary.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s in the article @ElfWord linked in their comment - the comment you are replying to is replying to them.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That article doesn't say anything about the moratorium except that it exists. My question was why it exists

[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Probably because it already has a lot of memorials and, having been there, does not have a lot of space to add more without turning it from a functional park to an outside museum. There are a lot of historical public spaces in Boston that are unable to function as anything besides a tourist spot due to that. Bostonians still exist and need green spaces to live and play.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That’s fair. I was responding to the bit where you said you didn’t see it.

As for the why - no idea, honestly.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

It's linked in the top level comment of the OP you're replying to