Sad but true. Hiked on Saturday night and indeed, dangerous pile of junked scrap, hopefully leaving the bigger one intact, but probably too much liability, lawyer's wet dream.  Dad rode down one on his bike when he was ten years old, landed it, then hit log, flew through air, dragged wrecked bike home five miles.  Gramps came home, took one look at bike, threw in trash.

Yep, I just returned from taking the air in Chester on Monday afternoon and the bottoms of all three jumps have been removed. Contractor said there is no plan to remove the rest at this time, but the bottoms had to go, "'cause the kids were up there drinking!" I love those Eiffel-like structures, but I appreciate the city's dilemma; although it seems to me that this solution simply renders a dangerous attractive nuisance really really dangerous (and just in time for Devil's Night shenanigans). RIP.

When we were kids we used to climb up on top in the summer and have picnics, swaying in the breeze.  It was heaven!

I always thought they should make them more accessible.  As in a place where tourists could hike up for a spectacular view.  Charge a fee to cover the liability insurance.

Hopefully the remainder of the jumps will be put on the historical register.