Trestle Art - Converting Unsightly to Showpiece

In most of the towns, the railway over bridges (trestles) are generally an ugly sight. However an enterprising community in Cooper-Young, Memphis, USA has converted one such abandoned steel structure into a show piece.

Cooper-Young is a historic district in the Midtown section of Memphis, Tennessee. The entrance to the neighbourhood is marked by the Cooper-Young Trestle, a 150-foot (46 m) long steel sculpture.

At the initiative of community members, Jill Turman, a local artist designed and built, on both sides, steel compositions which are based on actual buildings in the area thus transforming the unsightly structure into a piece of art. The sculpture was dedicated in 2000, and has become a source of community pride and identity.

Wish there were more such communities/civic authorities in the World.


Image from Flickr is by Victor Chapa

Image from Flickr is by duluoz cats

Google Street View: South Face  North Face

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Source of info: Wikipedia

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