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Columbus Square is a small park between two busy roads in the Elmwood section of the City. It was previously the home of a controversial Bartholdi Columbus statue, fabricated at the nearby Gorham Manufacturing Company and gifted to the City by local elites at the end of the 19th century.
Artists at this site:
+ Lu Heintz
+ Shey Rí Acu Rivera Ríos
+ Valerie Tutson
Writer at this site:
+Traci Picard
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Columbus Square is a small park between two busy roads in the Elmwood section of the City. It was previously the home of a controversial Bartholdi Columbus statue, fabricated at the nearby Gorham Manufacturing Company and gifted to the City by local elites at the end of the 19th century.
Artists at this site:
+ Lu Heintz
+ Shey Rí Acu Rivera Ríos
+ Valerie Tutson
Writer at this site:
+Traci Picard
Learn More
+ PCL Blog
+ Google Maps
+ Wikipedia
Columbus Square is a small park between two busy roads in the Elmwood section of the City. It was previously the home of a controversial Bartholdi Columbus statue, fabricated at the nearby Gorham Manufacturing Company and gifted to the City by local elites at the end of the 19th century.
Artists at this site:
+ Lu Heintz
+ Shey Rí Acu Rivera Ríos
+ Valerie Tutson
Writer at this site:
+Traci Picard
Learn More
+ PCL Blog
+ Google Maps
+ Wikipedia
