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West Lake LOCAL FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000 |
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| 'Grand Old Lady' unveiled | |||||||||||||||
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| JOHN J. WATKINS / THE TIMES | |||||||||||||||
| Artist Bruce Cegur autographs a poster of the Old Lake County Courthouse on Thursday for Crown Point residents Dan and Pat Schach. | |||||||||||||||
| Courthouse poster is 33rd in South Shore series | |||||||||||||||
| BY DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK Times Correspondent CROWN POINT -- The Grand Old Lady was unveiled in all of her historic splendor Thursday evening as the 33rd star in a 52-piece South Shore Millennium Poster series. In a special ceremony on the east courthouse steps, the 42-by-28-inch original oil rendition of the courthouse, sponsored by the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce, was presented during the Taste of Crown Point. |
"We see it as a way to promote Crown Point," chamber President Carol Highsmith said.
Chamber Executive Director Gayle VanSessen gave a brief history of the landmark, built in 1876. "It's probably the best-known structure in Northern Indiana," she said. Nearly turned into a parking lot, the building was saved from the wrecking ball by local advocates and has been refurbished to its former grandeur by donations and government grants totaling more than $1 million, VanSessen said. |
Artist Bruce Cegur, who has completed five of the South Shore Line posters and has been commissioned to paint a sixth, was on hand to sign the posters, which were available for $20 each.
"It's been a real privilege to be the artist chosen to do this," Cegur said. "I hope I do the Grand Old Lady justice." The posters are available for sale at the Greater Crown Point Chamber of Commerce in the Old lake County Courthouse. |
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