If the crowds for the new Star Wars Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum are any indication, it is likely that huge crowds will take the journey to Lowry for the opening and throughout the new year. Others may imagine it is poised to board passengers for a run to nearby stellar destinations. Unlike Lowry’s existing public art - many with a flight theme - this Gothic Rocket is so evocative of an old science fiction movie, viewers will half expect a crew clad in natty jumpsuits to disembark and explore Lowry. Like other neighborhoods in the Cherry Creek Valley, Lowry has added several public art pieces. Lowry officials have not announced if the installation will be illuminated for nighttime viewing as it was during its stay at the Embarcadero.Īlthough yet to be announced by developers, since the pedestrian plaza, rocket sculpture and kiosk will be located directly in front of the Lowry Beer Garden, it is likely the same staff will manage the two facilities. It will be the centerpiece of a pedestrian plaza being built in the existing parking lot in front of the Lowry Beer Garden. Specifically, a retail structure to sell ice cream and other retail items will be the structural and visual base for the Raygun Gothic Rocketship. Plans call for it to be mounted atop an ice cream shop, symbolizing a launch pad. The rocket’s voyage will end at Lowry where it will become a permanent display piece. ![]() ![]() It was created by California artists Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, and David Shulman, along with Five Ton Crane (5TC), a group of artists and inventors from the San Francisco Bay Area. The Denver Landmark Preservation Commission has approved the project. Without a doubt the rocket will make science fiction an everyday reality for thousands of Valley residents and visitors to Lowry. Developers, however, are confident the compelling large-scale sculpture will engage people and enhance their experience at Lowry and Hangar 2. It remains uncertain if the project has overwhelming neighborhood support. The ambitious project to enliven the Hangar 2 development at Lowry is a project of Hartman Ely Investments in partnership with Larimer Associates. First landing and inauguration took place at Burning Man 2009, and the sculpture subsequently appeared for Yuri’s Night at NASA Ames before going on display at the Embarcadero in San Francisco for more than two years. The 40-foot tall art piece is a rococo-futuristic, highly stylized vision of space travel circa 1930s-1940s science fiction. and Rampart Way following last February’s Chronicle article. Landing site for the rocket was moved from its original planned location in front of the Luce Condos at the corner of East Academy Blvd. Academy Blvd.ĭesign and construction of a Spaceport - a structural and visual base - is currently underway in front of the Beer Garden and adjacent to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Ground zero is the parking lot directly in front of the Lowry Beer Garden at 7577 E. ![]() The countdown is on: The 40-foot-tall Raygun Gothic Rocketship first revealed by the Chronicle last February is landing in Lowry this May.
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