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| Seeing eye to eye on Broad St. , Charleston, S.C. |
In the summer of 2011 I wrote this entry after vandals had destroyed one of the pair of leopards in front of the Peoples Building on Broad St. The poor lonely leopard on the left was left alone with no partner to share a joke with or to catch his eye as they overlooked the passing traffic on Broad St. It was so sad to see his empty spot. This weekend as I drove by I almost hit a parked car when I spotted two leopards! I pulled over to say hello and got this shot.
The work on the replacement leopard is very well done. A year or so ago a stone mason in the upstate found my earlier images and asked for more so he could see clear pictures of the missing leopard. At that time he wasn't sure if he had the contract so I don't know if my shots were used for the new model but I am very pleased. Things are as they should be.
Leaping Leopards but these are two handsome animals.!!
ReplyDeleteThey did good, didn't they?! The replacement is perfect.
DeleteGood to see a restoration. I really don't understand the sort of person who'd vandalize that.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am glad that they "bothered" to fund it. It was a sad loss.
DeleteThe world is right again. :)
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Yes, it is :))
DeleteLeopards are unusual guardians for a building's entrance. Nice to see that Charleston's leopard has a new mate.
ReplyDeletea neat pair
ReplyDeleteFie on the vandals! Bravo to the sculptor and the funders!
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