Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr. Memorial (Baltimore, MD)
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Location
N Charles Street and E Lexington Street (Street View – approximate)
GPS: 39° 17′ 28.14″ N 76° 36′ 56.47″ W
History
This double statue depicts the father of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr. who served as of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. He is described as a visionary man who oversaw the revitalization of the downtown area, especially around Charles Center, which his statue overlooks. His son, Thomas D’Alesandro, III also served as mayor between 1967 and 1971 – a tumultuous period of Baltimore history which bore witness to rioting in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Memorial commissioned in 1986. Artist: Lloyd Lillie.
Notes
You’ll find this monument tucked away from the intersection of Charles and Lexington to the west, at the entrance of One North Charles Street, a skyscraper. The monument consists of two statues, one of which stands overlooking the plaza down below, and the second of which is seated in a bench with his arms outstretched.
Nearby
Links
- The Mayor on Wikipedia
- Smithsonian entry for this sculpture
- Italian-American Political Dynasties, with a section on the D’Alesandros
- On Panoramio & Flickr
Great articles & Nice a site….
Delma Dower
25 Jan 10 at 6:26 pm
[...] but small pleasures. A man east of the fountain square by the defunct Mechanic Theatre (near Mayor d’Alesandro) asked me which way Baltimore Street was. I gave him a friendly but uncertain reply. He told me [...]
*tim boucher says, » Making a scene
13 Apr 10 at 10:10 am