Friday, May 23, 2014

May 22nd A New home for the War Memorial in the Plaza..

I was confused when I saw this one, as they were busy scurrying around placing it, then I remembered they were actually moving it..  Here's what it looked like before:


Turns out a visitor was critical of the location, being near all the electrical stuff, so it was in the process of being moved, and will be rededicated this memorial day....

What it looked like today:


Memorial Day dedication For city's War Memorial
St. Augustine's War Memorial, set by the Pilot Club in 1946 and nearly for
Relocated memoria
Relocated memoria
gotten over the years behind a row of electric panels in a corner of the Plaza de la Constitución, gets a rededication Monday in a place of prominence in the Plaza.

Pilot Club President Kay Burton said ceremonies will begin at 11:15 am Monday, after the annual Memorial Day massing of the flags at St. Augustine's National Cemetery on Marine Street, 10 to 11 am.
It was a visitor to the city who criticized the memorial's previous location and spurred immediate community action, with $10,000 in contributions and a host of contractors donating time and materials to reestablish the memorial from the corner of Charlotte Street and Cathedral Place to a site adjacent to the public market.
The Pilot Club is also continuing its Memorial Day tribute to veterans with flags in front of the Lightner Building through the Memorial Day weekend. Club Secretary Anne Heymen invites names of military service people to be placed on the flags. Call 824-2486 or email ach76@att.net.
The holiday weekend will open with a city-sponsored pool party reopening the Galimore pool with hot dogs and soda beginning at noon Friday.

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