Downtown Art

[emo]

here's some more art from spartanburg:

this is in front of a shopping center on East Main. i think it's called something like "crows and apples"

there is a group in town that calls themselves something like "group 100" or "group of a 100" and they donate money to have these fountains placed around the city. i'm not sure how many there are so far, but here's one on the corner of pine st. and st. john

and here is another on church st. across from the marriott

here's another on the corner of union st. and kennedy st.

this is a sculpture at the entrance of Barnet Park in downtown. it's on st. john st.

there is also an interactive fountain right inside the entrance. you can kind of see it to the right of the sculpture.

here's another sculpture inside Barnet park and you can see the Zimmerli Amphitheater

here's a better shot of the amphitheater

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v707/emo...sh/DSCF0462.jpg

here's is the newest sculpture in the city. it's a peachtree and there are sculpted peaches scattered on the ground too. the peaches are all colored. i really like this one a lot. it's at the corner of Main and Pine.

this is one at the front of the cash advance america building on church st. this building is right across from the ESA building.

i know this isn't a sculpture, but it sure is a piece of really nice work. the restoration is well done and it is hanging in the Hangar in downtown.

her's a shot from upstairs

well i guess that's it for now. there's still a few sculptures and lots of fountains that i haven't gotten pictures of yet but i'll try to. i'm not meaning to brag on my hometown, but i think that we have an impressive amount of public sculptures around the city. they really add a ton to the appearance and i hope they keep coming. i hope you enjoy.

[RestedTraveler]

Here's a some downtown art from Greenville:

"Falls Lake Falls" at the Entrance to Falls Park on the Reedy River:

Mice on Main (Not All Nine of Them):

Rather Painful Looking Thing in front of Carolina First Bank:

Fountain at the Peace Center:

Poinsett Fountain:

Road Marker for "The Buncombe Road"

Shoeless Joe Jackson:

Fountain at SouthTrust Bank / Piedmont Natural Gas Building (usually has a flame burning at the top of the fountain):

Vardry McBee:

Briefcase at City Hall Visitors Center (Notice the two pockets on the lid - they typically hold the Greenville Guide Book):

Fountain at Wachovia Plaza:

Fountain at the Westin Poinsett:

Joel Poinsett:

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Thanks for these pics, RestedTraveler and emo. Greenville has many fountains and sculptures all over DT. I like the fact that they aren't just plopped out by themselves. It will be interesting to see what comes next. B)

[Spartan]

Yes, thanks for posting these. That peach tree at Pine & Main looks weird to me. Its almost like its plastic. I like it though. That was a hideous corner. I wish I had the foresight to photograph some of these areas before. Oh well

[btoy]

THe Randolf Group is Developing a New-urbanism Neighborhood near Fairview Rd. in Simpsonville, within the the neighborhood they have a few peices of art of children playing similar to the one above. One of them is of Kids playing leap frog.

[RestedTraveler]

THe Randolf Group is Developing a New-urbanism Neighborhood near Fairview Rd. in Simpsonville, within the the neighborhood they have a few peices of art of children playing similar to the one above.  One of them is of Kids playing leap frog.

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Is this Verdmont?

[btoy]

YEs, and I actually meant to say its name in my posting. My bad.

[RestedTraveler]

YEs, and I actually meant to say its name in my posting.  My bad.

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No problem, BT. I've driven out there a couple of times (out of curiosity). I'll have to venture out again the next time we're shopping on Fairview Road and snap some photos (unless someone else wants to do it).

[RestedTraveler]

THe Randolf Group is Developing a New-urbanism Neighborhood near Fairview Rd. in Simpsonville, within the the neighborhood they have a few peices of art of children playing similar to the one above.  One of them is of Kids playing leap frog.

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My wife tells me there's something similar to this at the Greenville County Main Library, too. I'll definitely check both out!

[Chickenwing]

I was out at Verdmont last week, and to me, things seem to be progressing rather slowly, at least on the side where the custom builders are working. It seemed as though every one of the homes that have been built are for sale.

I liked the development overall, but it is kind of remote for this type of development. Although, in the next 10 years, I will not be saying that.

[RestedTraveler]

THe Randolf Group is Developing a New-urbanism Neighborhood near Fairview Rd. in Simpsonville, within the the neighborhood they have a few peices of art of children playing similar to the one above.  One of them is of Kids playing leap frog.

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I didn't see any kids playing leap frog, but there were some nice sculptures of kids playing and reading:

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I thought for sure I had seen statues of kids playing 'Leap-frog' last time I was out there. Anyway, these are nice too.

[btoy]

You kow I think I saw thos ekids in the marketing materials, and at that time there wasnt a verdamont and photos came from Redfern and Kennesaw, maybe they are in one of those developments.

[RestedTraveler]

The sculptures in front of the Spinx Plaza on Laurens Road which announce the Greenville Zoo nearby:

[RestedTraveler]

Corner of North Main and Stone Ave:

[RestedTraveler]

10,000-pound statue stolen from Verdmont subdivion

I didn't see this one when I was out there taking the other photos, but evidently someone with some large muscles (or heavy equipment) made off with a bronze statue of a little girl roller blading wearing a helmet and protective gear.

What on earth would someone do with such a thing?

More in the Greenville News.

[krazeeboi]

^I just saw that on WSPA news. The statue is worth $2000. I'm wondering what someone would do with it as well. Heck, there's a market for just about anything these days.

[vicupstate]

^^ Has anyone checked edbay for it?

[Spartan]

I am actually more curiuos as to how one goes about stealing a 10,000 lb statue.

[btoy]

I have seen this statue up close, I think 10,000 lbs is a typo, maybe more like 1,000lbs.

[Spartan]

Still- half a ton is not exactly light.

[RestedTraveler]

I have seen this statue up close, I think 10,000 lbs is a typo, maybe more like 1,000lbs.

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So it'd be roughly the size of the others that are out there then. This makes more sense.

Interestingly enough, these statues are not unique. I was in the Marion County Florida Public Library in Ocala, Florida a couple of weeks ago and I noticed that the little girl reading the book was on top of a short shelving unit in the children's section of that library.

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I saw it a few months ago, but it wasn't there a couple of weeks ago, unless I just missed it.

[RestedTraveler]

Wow. Spartanburg has some competition for being a fountain city. Check out K.C., MO:

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=16302

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I have friends in KC. They've told me the same thing many times, but I never realized how impressive the fountains are until now. Thanks, RT!