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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

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Olympic Sculpture Park Transforms a Forgotten Seattle Location into an Urban Sanctuary

From Brownfield to Sculpture Park

What was a desolate and contaminated area formerly used for industrial purposes was transformed into the Olympic Sculpture Park for the benefit of audiences of all types. It has given Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of public art while also taking in the natural beauty of the Olympic Mountains and […]

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Connecting the Past to the Present Creates a Powerful Identity for Fairhaven

Going Beyond the Legacy of “Dirty Dan” Daniel Jefferson

While neighborhoods and entire cities have been able to develop icons and monuments that make them distinct, cultivating an identity that resonates to both residents and visitors isn’t just about the presence of these kinds of recognizable elements. While the Fairhaven district in Bellingham, Washington has a few of these distinctive icons and monuments, what […]

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Big Rock Garden Park Highlights the Creative Combination of Nature and Art

The Imagination of and for an Entire Community

Containing over three dozen works of art, Big Rock Garden Park is an oasis of culture and connection located in the middle of the Silver Beach neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington. Nature and art complement each other in a way that resonates to viewers of all types, highlighting how an imaginative approach to enabling connections can […]

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The Attractions of Maritime Heritage Park Connect it to the Bellingham Community

Cultivating Community Connections Aross Bellingham

Located between the City Center and the Lettered Streets Neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington, Maritime Heritage Park provides the community with a place to relax but has also become a gathering spot for important events. This connection to the people and culture of the area has been enabled by the unique monuments and features that it […]

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Cordata Park Fulfills a Vision of Community and Connection

A Point of Connection Become the Pride of Bellingham

Designed to create an outdoor haven for children and parents alike, Cordata Park has become one of the most notable parks in Bellingham, Washington. With trails, places for children to play and plenty of green space, the park is the culmination of an effort to connect different parts of the city. However, it’s the monuments […]

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The Lenin Statue Becomes Equal Parts History, Art and Culture for Seattle

From Slovenia to Seattle

The Lenin Statue is a literal relic of a different era, created for the communist republic of what was then Czechoslovakia. Transported across the world to the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, the piece has become one of Seattle’s most visible pieces of art. It has been able to drive considerable interest and activity to […]

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The Electric Lady Studio Guitar Transforms an Otherwise Nondescript Seattle Street and Storefront

The Jimi Hendrix Statue becomes part of the Capitol Hill community

Officially known as the Electric Lady Studio Guitar but more often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix Statue, a life-size bronze sculpture of Jimi Hendrix is located at the intersection of Broadway and Pine Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Like other statues that depict a famous resident of the area, the […]

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