Ashland - by Erik Peterson
2017
Thorndale Avenue, between Sheridan Road and Lane Beach
Commission by the 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project
Ward 48 / Alderman Harry Osterman
Ashland is a both a sculpture and a utilitarian piece of urban furniture installed within a median at the eastern end of Thorndale Avenue, where the city meets the lake. It was constructed from the wood of blighted ash trees affected by the emerald ash borer and removed from Rutherford Sayre Park on Chicago’s northwest side. It allows people to sit, relax and contemplate, taking in the view of the water and park.
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