Busted Plug, 1404 Taylor Street: 23 February 2023 7 comments
Ironically, the work crew around Busted Plug when I took the first set of pictures on 22 February actually added a bit of verisimilitude to the setting, as it's exactly what you would expect to see working at that faux barricade, but not normally something that was there. From what I could tell, at this point they were sort of figuring out what exactly they were going to do to unearth the Blue Sky installation, which had been in this spot (with beloved sister installation Tunnel Vision) for over twenty years, having been set up in 2001 as an "anniversary gift for the Federal Land Bank".
By the time of the second set of pictures, they had figured it out, and the hydrant was long gone.
I encourage you to follow this link to The State which has a really incredible video of the plug on the move.
The city plans to reinstall Busted Plug *somewhere*, but apparently no actual plan yet exists.
(Hat tip to commenter Larry)
UPDATE 4 September 2024 -- Over a year later, and the parking lot isn't even re-paved so people could park on the Busted Plug spot, but it was urgent somehow to pull it up! If the city has announced any plan for the sculpture yet, I haven't seen it.
7 Responses to 'Busted Plug, 1404 Taylor Street: 23 February 2023'
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KC
17 Apr 23 at 8:26 pm
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They could put it in the fountain at Finlay Park...
ted
17 Apr 23 at 11:47 pm
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They could get rid of the fountain at Finlay Park and build a Murphy's gas station there.
Robin
18 Apr 23 at 3:01 pm
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Or a QT convenience store!!
Homer
19 Apr 23 at 9:24 am
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Or a car wash.
Or storage units.
Or a crab-themed restaurant.:)
Mitch
19 Apr 23 at 10:46 am
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Or a title loan office...:^)
Homer
19 Apr 23 at 3:15 pm
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Or a Finlay Park gift shop...or something that would sell things that Finlay Park walkers might need...or a hole in the wall eating place with an overview of Finlay Park...
After all, WIS had an article this past February discussing plans to overhaul Finlay Park...
Andrew
19 Apr 23 at 9:53 pm
The city has a plan which translates to none