Comments about ‘Old Draper dairy barn saved’

Oh thank you, thank you!! I grew up in Draper in the 50's and 60's, and this dairy barn (and the accompanying smells...) were a big part of my childhood. I loved it!! Now my old house has been torn down, along with the rest of the homes in that neighborhood, the Draper Park looks nothing like it did when I was a kid enjoying the 24th of July there, and so much else has changed. I even got lost up in the east end once, not long ago. The foothills where I played and rode horses as a kid are now covered with homes. I fear they have built their houses on sand, as that is what's there.

But I'm happy to know the old barn will not be destroyed, and I'll look forward to visiting it when it becomes whatever you have planned for it. Draper was a great place to grow up, filled with rich tradition. Glad to see the theater is still there. Spent many happy hours in that place!

This just seems like a waste of money. Things come and go and if our cities aren't aimed at creating new feelings of community and history then it's all just a waste of time anyway. Preserving a barn that a tiny tiny fraction of people will recognize and appreciate does not build a communtiy sense in people.