Where Do All the Rockys Meet?

Now that it’s not a done deal that the Rocky statue will grace the outside of the Art Museum, other parts of the city are chiming in to say that they would like to be a surrogate caretaker of the statue.

To wit: The South Street Headhouse District wants to install the statue at 2nd and South. Yes, the island in the middle of the street — the one that’s surrounded by parked cars most of the time — has been touted as a possible location for the statue.

And why would it be a good location for the statue? SSHD Executive Director Dave Hammond explains:

In describing South Street as the “hippest street in town,” Hammond said the intersection of Second and South streets attracts some of the city’s biggest crowds.

He proposed putting the statue on the large traffic island there, which is passed daily by the amphibious Duck rides, the trolley, buses and horse-drawn carriages.

“Tourists would know where to find the statue,” Hammond said. “And could make their way back to South Street upon completion of their tour and get their picture taken with Rocky.”

Just what we need: The Rocky statue surrounded by a thousand quacking tourists.

South St. pining for Rocky [Metro]
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