Right now the Verdant Walk is there--a Cleveland Public Art project with green, round, solar paneled night lights interspersed between native grasses. The grasses are going to seed and little brown birds (finches?) frequent the area to feast on summer's bounty.
Mall B has always been a park and was part of the Cleveland's original City Plan. Someone told me that about ten years ago Mall B was a parking lot. However, Mall C was used as parking until just a few years ago. Below is a picture from the Cleveland Memory Project of a Victory Garden at Mall B in 1945.
I hope the Verdant Walk is followed by other installations and creative uses for this space. I thought maybe free lunchtime Croquet games would be nice. Any ideas for use of this public space?
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ParkWorks does a lot of programming in the malls. Including lunch time activities and games. You can check out their website to learn more.
This is the second recent public art installation on Mall B. From 2004 to 2006, it was home to a collection of neoclassical urns on pedestals. The clever twist was that they were warped to appear as if they were being bent by the winds off of Lake Erie.
I'm pretty sure that Mall B was never a parking lot. Prior to the current grassy lawn, the Hanna Fountains were there. However, Mall C was used as a parking lot as recently as 2003.
Kevin,
Thanks for adding your details and corrections. I really like those urns!
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