Do you have kids on your Christmas list who don't want the latest toy or video game? They want something different and different isn't always easy to shop for.
For the longest time, almost every house had them. Recently I've begun taking photos of them because they seem to be disappearing or falling into neglect.
Critics didn't want taxpayer money being used to bring it back to life but now it's unimaginable that it could have been destroyed to build a parking lot.