In 1969 Joni Mitchell's BIG YELLOW TAXI became a hit song and a musical commentary of the times. The first verse (below) has been illustrated in cities around America. The City of Edmonton is now taking an eraser to the first verse (below) with its decision to replace a number of downtown parking lots into WareHouse Park, an urban park for public events, gatherings and outdoor activities for nearby residents and visitors.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spotDon't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.