17-Foot High Pierogi Sculpture to Adorn Intersection of Lowry & Central
January 29th, 2010 | Published in Blargh | 4 Comments
Community Garden? Awesome! Public Art? Sweet! A giant pierogi? uhh….
Today I walked to the grocery store and noticed this sign at the intersection of Lowry and Central in Northeast Minneapolis — at the site of an arson a few years back that destroyed the brick building and sent Alan Enger, the Northeast Firebug, to prison. (An aside, same dude tried to light a friends’ apartment building on fire, but only scorched the porch. Turned out he lived across the street!)
Last spring and summer a group from Edison High School constructed a community garden on the site, and that’s really cool—but now there are plans to install a 17-foot high pierogi on a fork on a pedestal.
I’m all for public art, and a big supporter of commemorating the history of Northeast, but erecting a massive dumpling in a culturally diverse nieghborhood at one of our most heavily trafficked intersections seems about at tacky as it gets.
Why wasn’t I consulted?
The garden and sculpture are co-sponsored by Northeast Community Development Corporation, Tom’s Styling and Tanning, and the banner from the web site of Edison High School.
January 30th, 2010 at 9:37 am (#)
1. “scorched the porch” is the new “screwed the pooch.”
2. “limited edition signed miniatures available now” – actual pierogis? much, much better.
3. will the community garden grow communal pierogis? because, if so, i’ve decided i’m on board.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:29 am (#)
I was just wondering about the NE arsonist last night… is he still in jail? Luckily I wasn’t home when he scorched my porch, but he could have killed DRAG! still irks me.
I often wonder why I’m not consulted about many things that get approved in the world.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 am (#)
Enger is in prison until 1/2/2012. He received a 10-year sentence, the maximum allowed by statute. He appealed the sentence (not the conviction—he plead guilty), but the MN Supremes affirmed.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:18 pm (#)
he’s only 45?! wouldn’t a 10 year sentence put him at 2015? bronze pierogi? life is so unfair.