Public art builds a sense of place amid stucco
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City leaders for years have talked up revitalizing Old Town Peoria. They're turning to public art projects, like those along Grand Avenue and in downtown Mesa, to give the historic district a unique sense of place.
The installation at the intersection of 83rd Drive and Washington Street is the first of five Peoria commissioned. Others, including 84th Avenue and Jefferson Street, are scheduled to finish in early May.
"It's easy to drive through metro Phoenix and lose track of where one city ends and the next starts," said Grady Gammage Jr., a land-use attorney, senior fellow at ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy, and author of "The Future of the Suburban City: Lessons from Sustaining Phoenix."
"Glendale officials have done a good job distinguishing the city's historic downtown by attracting local businesses," he said. "The west side has several mid-sized suburbs. They're competing for an identity."
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