, ▁which ▁he ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁un im agin ative ▁( grid ▁plan ) ▁and ▁uns ym path etic ▁towards ▁the ▁environment . ▁Both ▁Griff in ▁and ▁Mah ony ▁Griff in ▁firm ly ▁believed ▁that ▁development ▁should ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁natural ▁features . ▁ ▁This ▁concept ▁was ▁original ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Garden ▁City ▁movement . ▁ ▁Also ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Griff ins ' ▁vision ▁for ▁Castle c rag ▁was ▁establish ing ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁community ▁and ▁foc using ▁on ▁its ▁needs . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁believed ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁social ▁interaction , ▁providing ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁their ▁community ▁and ▁planning ▁many ▁par ks ▁and ▁recre ational ▁spaces . ▁ ▁The ▁Griff ins ▁lived ▁in ▁Castle c rag ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁plant ing ▁native ▁trees , ▁land sc aping ▁and ▁developing ▁a ▁natural ▁am ph it he atre . ▁ ▁Mar ion ▁Mah ony ▁Griff in ▁had ▁a ▁passion ate ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁helped ▁inst ig ate ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁H aven ▁Sc en ic ▁Am ph it he atre ▁where ▁plays ▁and ▁festiv als ▁were ▁held . ▁ ▁Community ▁spirit ▁was ▁also ▁fost ered ▁through ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁music ▁groups ▁and ▁the ▁Ne igh bour hood ▁Circle , ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁willing ness ▁of ▁residents ▁to ▁help ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁of