Bike Church has been installed in Barrio Anita — lighting ceremony is Saturday, August 15
This should be neat. Unfortunately I’ve had to scan the flier as I do not have a digital copy, and it won’t show up properly here but if you click on the image you will be able to read it.
To get there: take St. Marys to Main, which is just East of I-10. Go North on Main a block to Davis.
–EBR
August 16th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
came in on the train sat.@ 12:35 a.m. with my kids. The monument stood alone glowing like a soft beacon. Its lavender light::: peaceful and healing to a place on earth where it is so needed and deserved. Thank you so much for this very special work of art. Maybe the best in Tucson. It is quiet and powerful. I will think of the:::: Beautiful:::: Jose Luis Rincon::: Every time I look at it. And will pray for all the kids on bikes for their protection and safety in the future.
We will pass by daily on the way from Anita street through Granada to Carrillo@ Barrio Viejo. With best intentions and love::THX The future looks bright with this art at the gateway of Anita Neighborhood.
August 16th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
uhhhh….what happened to the separation of church and state?
August 17th, 2009 at 10:55 am
There is no real religious motive behind it, it’s a memorial to cyclists that have been killed in Tucson. It’s a “church” only in shape and name. Don’t get bent out of shape about it (would it also offend you if Tucson advertised itself as a “mecca” for bicyclists? But I digress.)
What is more troubling is that the $50,000 could have been spent challenging TPD for their complacency when it comes to “protecting” cyclists from deranged and drunk motorists.
What will honor the memories of Drake Okasuko and Allen Johnson better — a hunk of junk in the shape of a church, or getting dangerous drivers behind bars, where they belong?
December 2nd, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Much of the $50,000 went to training eight high school students how to weld, fabricate metal, use CAD software, etc. – and so it had a positive impact far beyond simply creating a sculpture.