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SOMERVILLE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A tiny mini golf course was set up in Somerville's Union Square by CultureHouse to bring people together and spark conversation regarding societal issues.
The one-hole course was designed to look like a four foot tall housing complex, something that Culture House Executive Director Aaron Greiner said was meant to catch eyes.
“They're not just meant to be a little putt-putt course. It's meant to spark conversation, so we chose to put a triple decker because it's part of this conversation around affordability and housing, a big issue that we all see and experience in the area,” Greiner said.
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The idea to spark conversation at these courses came from the idea of business deals happening on a more traditional golf course, so Culture House spun that idea around to hopefully talks on societal issues at the mini golf course.
Greiner explained that this setup is just a test run, and they hope to expand the concept even further.
“We're hoping to expand this, you know, probably sometime next year or later this year into a series of multiple ‘city greens,’ as we're calling them,” he said.
CultureHouse is a nonprofit organization that works to transform underutilized spaces into social infrastructure, and more information on them can be found here.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.
Photo: Emma Friedman/WBZ NewsRadio
Photo: Emma Friedman/WBZ NewsRadio