Sunday, April 19, 2009

Coulon Park: Dressed for Spring

The bronze sculpture of three persons, entitled Interface, at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton is often decorated according to the season. Spring brings out flowery outfits, while fall brings out Halloween costumes.

Coulon Park: Interface sculpture in the Spring

Coulon Park: Interface sculpture in the FallThe life-size sculpture is the work of Phillip Levine, who tried to capture the smooth walking style of pedestrians. Soon after Coulon Park’s creation, Levine’s sculpture was chosen for the park in 1982. Think of it as the Eastside’s version of the Waiting for the Interurban statue in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.

About Coulon Park
Coulon Park (click for larger map) Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is a 55-acre park at the southeast corner of Lake Washington. The swimming beach at the park opens for the season in mid-June. For details, visit the City of Renton site, Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park.

Coulon Park (click for larger view)

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1 comment:

Lady P said...

Thank you from all of us proud Rentonites for featuring our lovely Park and statue. Yes, we do love to dress those three according to the season, and that's a great picture of them that you have posted.

To read more about what is in store for you at our lovely town, read my ramblings about Renton on my blog
http://thepicaroon.blogspot.com