The Story Behind Cincinnati Story

  Cincinnati Story  is a really big sculpture.  I mean really.  Even in the heavily wooded terrain of Pyramid Hill, it's hard to miss.  Imagine this massive structure in the concrete landscape of downtown Cincinnati.  Pretty impressive right?  George Sugarman's multicolored piece, inspired by the flowing waters of the Ohio, sat in front of the Chiquita Center for over 15 years.  If you think about downtown in the Nineties, you would surely think about this image.  At least a little.

  But in 1999, the Chiquita Center was bought out by Lowe Enterprises.  Cincinnati Story needed a new home.  Obviously, that home was Pyramid Hill.  However, you can't exactly fit Cincinnati Story in the back of the truck and be on your way.  So Harry and all the other P-Hill folks (yep, that's what I'm calling it now) pulled together their fund-raising skills and gathered the necessary $35,000.00.  No that is not a typo, did you think moving and refinishing a gargantuan sculpture would be cheap?  Don't be ridiculous! 

  So that's the story of how Cincinnati Story made it's way to the Gallery Loop, therefore remaining in the tristate area.  I really hope you weren't completely bored or completely aghast at my grammatical errors during this blog.  Stick around, next week I'll do the very same with a different sculpture!

  Oh!  If you're looking for more background on George Sugarman, you'll have to wait for the blog on that artist!