Downtown Venice News
Two Visions of Historic Windward
Avenue
1980 flyer from the Venice Town
Council (photo):
The flyer offers
“For” and “Against” arguments for the development. The
“For” argument says prophetically, “If this project is
stopped, some other development will go in there that will not be as good as
this, but will really be bad for Venice.
2007 – Robert Graham studio makes a
“unique” architectural statement. Hey, where’s our colonnade.
(photo)
--------------
Another
Statue for the Circle?
(photo)
What
to do with our lonely park, also known as the traffic circle, at Main and
Windward Avenue, is something on which every Venetian has an opinion.
One of our roving photographers caught
this audition of a creation by Venice sculptor Bill Attaway. While it does have
a Venetian flare, it will have to be made of sturdier stuff than
Papier-mâché if it is to stand the test of time – and weather.
Got an idea for the circle?
There’s plenty of room. Send the Beachhead a drawing, photo, rant or other
idea.
We’ll print what we
can.
Posted: Tue - May 1, 2007 at 06:13 AM