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

The Brooklyn Korean War Veterans Plaza Creates a Sense of Community and Connection

A Distinct Legacy for Brooklyn

Created to honor all who served in the Korean War, the Brooklyn Korean War Veterans Plaza has transformed what would otherwise be an empty or non-descript plaza in Brooklyn, New York. By creating a place for audiences to relax and connect with a legacy of the region, the landmark highlights what it can mean for […]

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Labor Plaza Transforms a Space to Celebrate the History of the Labor Movement in San Antonio

Acclaiming the History of Organized Labor in San Antonio

Located in San Antonio, Texas, Labor Plaza highlights the contributions of the labor movement and labor leaders in the city and the United States. Featuring multiple landmarks and plenty of space to reflect on the past and come together in the present, the landmark has transformed the space in a way that enables connection on […]

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Veterans Memorial Plaza Creates a Place of Honor and Tribute in San Antonio

A Trying Time Into a Place of Connection

Located in downtown San Antonio, Veterans Memorial Plaza was created to provide a place of honor that would allow visitors to pay tribute to veterans and those that didn’t return from the battlefield. Home to numerous individual war memorials, the plaza showcases what it can mean to create connections between audiences in the past and […]

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Monumentous World: The Obscure and Outstanding Monuments in San Antonio, Texas

Camino de Galvez, the Lady Justice, Alas de Mexic and more

Established as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, San Antonio has become synonymous with the Battle of the Alamo, although there is much more to the city and community. As the oldest municipality in Texas, it has a legacy that is celebrated via various monuments and landmarks in obvious and subtle ways across […]

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Cavalry Courtyard Imagines a New Legacy for the Alamo

Expanding the Legacy of the Alamo

Featuring a variety of bronze statues dedicated to the heroes of the Texas Revolution, the Cavalry Courtyard embraces the legacy of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Located on the grounds of the Alamo itself, it highlights what it can mean to see a legacy further imagined and embraced in a way that creates connections […]

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The Bill Soberanes Wristwrestling Statue Uses History and Legacy to Transform an Intersection

The Legacy of “Mr. Petaluma” and hitory of Wristwrestling

Commemorating the founder of organized wristwrestling championships, the Bill Soberanes Wristwrestling Statue is a unique feature of downtown Petaluma, California. The landmark celebrates the legacy associated with a person as well as the history of an entire town, transforming what would otherwise be just another intersection into something much more. The Legacy of “Mr. Petaluma” […]

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