A 33-foot tall, 25-ton steel statue of a loon sits near the corner of Snelling and University, in St. Paul. Designed by famous Scottish sculptor Andy Scott, the sculpture was assembled last week. The bird is 30 feet tall with a 90-foot wing span. It was still fenced off when I saw it yesterday. The area around it is mostly parking lots and roads that lead to Allianz Field. The area can best be described as bleak or gritty. Just across the street, there is a vacant CVS drugstore.
The sculpture is spectacular. I’ll get back for more photos when the fence comes down.
The last picture is for context. I stood at the corner of University and Snelling, across the street from the site facing south with Allianz stadium in the background.
