A new rainbow gateway sign was installed this week in the gayborhood, near the intersection of Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road.
The sign is immediately in front of the Centrum office tower and right by the Legacy of Love monument that was erected about 15 years ago.
The new Oak Lawn sign is… interesting.
The rainbow entry sign in the Dallas gayborhood, in front of the Centrum building.
The rainbow entry sign in the Dallas gayborhood, in front of the Centrum building.
The new rainbow gateway sign in Oak Lawn, Dallas.
I really love that the gayborhood has its own monuments and murals. These are very important and affirming markers of Dallas’ longstanding LGBT neighborhood.
However, this particular sign needs some more time to grow on me. Right now, it’s a strangely asymmetrical elementary school project that awkwardly faces an office building. There’s already an elegant LGBT monument at this intersection, and this addition just feels crass, poorly-executed, and unnecessary.
But I’ll probably love it next week after its probation period is over. Plus, its an upgrade to the otherwise unremarkable median. 🌈
2 Comments
Stephen
September 5, 2020 at 6:58 pmI think that there are better and less obtrusive
ways to improve medians.
Jansen
September 5, 2020 at 7:23 pmI wish there was an effort to create a tree-lawn along Cedar Springs or generally add more greenery to the streets.