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

Plaza De Luna Connects the Pensacola Community Across Eras

Commemorating the First European Colony in North America

Named after the Don Tristan De Luna, Plaza De Luna is a waterfront park in Pensacola, Florida. Featuring a notable statue of De Luna as well as wide-open space for events and various markers that honor and commemorate the surrounding community, Plaza De Luna showcases what it can mean for a monument to represent and […]

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The Civil Rights Heritage Walk Illustrates Tallahassee History

Honoring the Tallahassee Bus Boycott of 1956

Located on a street corner in Tallahassee, Florida, the Civil Rights Heritage Walk has transformed what would otherwise be a plain sidewalk into a monument that tells the story of an essential element of the history of the city. In doing so, it highlights what it can look like to create a monument in an […]

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Catfish Row Children’s Art Park in Vicksburg Engages Audiences of All Ages

Experiences and Engagement for Kids and Adults

As a one-of-a-kind combination of history, art and interactivity, there’s something for everyone at Catfish Row Children’s Art Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The park utilizes the history of the area in multiple ways to create distinct experiences for audiences of all types, enabling it to become an attraction for both residents and visitors. The Evolution […]

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The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals Imagines an Ordinary Flood Wall as an Extraordinary Cultural Canvas

Depicting Vicksburg's Diversity

The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals are a series of paintings that appear on floodwalls of the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Mississippi. These murals depict the history of the city through the centuries but also directly reference the culture of the region. Doing so has highlighted what it can look like to creatively depict the significant events, […]

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A Vision of Contemplation and Reflection Comes Together at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

A Contemplative and Idyllic Louisianan Environment

Covering approximately eleven acres outside of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features a diverse collection of sculptures of all types. Featuring dozens of work by contemporary and modern artists, the Sculpture Garden fulfills on a vision associated with enabling visitors to appreciate the beauty of their […]

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Musical Legends Park Imagines and Creates a New Orleans Destination

Embracing the New Orleans Jazz Tradition

The tradition of jazz is celebrated in various locations and in many ways across New Orleans, Louisiana. Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Café Beignet Bourbon has been able to be part of doing so in a prominent way with the creation of Musical Legends Park, which is dedicated to the preservation of […]

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Congo Square Celebrates the Cultural and History and Legacy of New Orleans

A Place Communities of Multiple Eras to Relax, Congregate and Celebrate

Situated in the southwest corner of Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Louisiana, Congo Square has a history that goes all the way back to the origin of the city. This history has been highlighted and cultivated in a meaningful way to allow it to continue to serve as a meeting place for people who […]

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