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Originally Posted by theWatusi
What a great idea for the former PRR powerplant stack aka "the drexel shaft"
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I've been saying for years that the city should hold competition to desgn a sculpture/statue for the top of the Drexel Shaft. I actually did a sketch circa '96 of what it would look like. Shame I can't find it.
I personally would like to see a figurative female to compliment Billy Penn. Something like Ceres (the woman on the city seal) or an allegorical representation of Philadelphia. Cast in a clear or translucent resin, it would look amazing lit from below with lights in the actual chimney.
And while were at it, turning the actual power plant itself into a new contemporary art museum to compliment the PMA would be be a good idea.