"HONORING THE ONONDAGA CREEK" A PUBLIC SCULPTURE for the Valley neighborhood of Syracuse INSTALLATION DAY - JULY 15th 2011 .

See a short Installation VIDEO and Photos by Post-Standard Photographer David Lassman

For photos of the fabrication process click here   For photos of completed sculpture click here

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The trailer loaded up Leaving TRS in East Syracuse On the road Arriving at Meachem Field .Measuring for the sculpture feet locations .Preparing to lift Lifting the sculpure out of the trailer The Lift Moving the sculpture Setting it down In place ready to mark the bolt hole locations Marking the bolt hole locations .TMovMoving the sculpture off the base .Drilling the starter holes .Drilling the holes for the anchor bolts .Placing the threaded rods to test the height . A leaf blower blows out concrete dust from the bolt holes Blowing out the last of the concrete dust with a tube Filling the holes with epoxy & setting the anchor bolts Lowering the sculpture on the rubber pads and bolts .

Lowering the sculpture on the rubber pads and bolts (side view)

Putting the nuts on the anchor bolts The final bolt tightening is after the epoxy cures a bit more .

click here for photos of the installed sculpture

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The site: bounded on the north by West Seneca Turnpike and on the west by the Onondaga Creek The northwest corner of Meachem Field.

Site location  -  scale and location are approximate  (revised 4/7/11)

The Onondaga Creek as viewed from the bridge on West Seneca Turnpike (with telephoto lens)

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See fabrication process photos here             See photos of installed sculpture here

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