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Art adds hope and life to a sometimes gritty neighborhood
As a 10 year resident of the Phillips neighborhood, as well as an interior designer and ceramic tile designer, I love that mosaic. It gives life and hope (and literally- sparkle) to Phillips, and it really must be saved. That wall was a dirty, barren wasteland before the mosaic was installed and it is in such a prominent position at that intersection. People identify with the Peace House Mosaic and I remember when it was originally installed - not too many years ago.
While the size limits its future uses in its entirety, what about using a portion of the mosaic to create a feature wall within the lobby of the new building?
For the future of the neighborhood, in the name of preservation (and not just buldozing to replace it with a sterile new structure-trying-to-look-appropriate-in-an-old-neighborhood) incorporation of this mosaic could be the key to neighborhood continuity.