The Oakland A’s announced initial plans for a new ballpark on Wednesday, one that will be privately financed and keep the team in the town they’ve called home for the last half-century. There have been lots of reactions to the news, from positive to pessimistic to cautious and curious and everything in between. However, there is one hot take that stands out from the rest.
Peter Hartlaub, a pop culture critic for the S.F. Chronicle, looked into the inkblot test of the artist’s renderings and saw something beautiful. The design features a park that wraps around the perimeter of the stadium, extending from above the top deck all the way down to street level such that the public can walk around the whole thing.
