A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for June for the recently refurbished sculpture, “The Atlanta Gateway,” created in 1967 by artist Peter Forakis. The renovation was made possible by the Fulton Industrial Community Improvement District. Improvementes included returning the work of art to its original color called Sunrise Red.
“The revitalization of the Gateway is symbolic of the CID’s efforts to return Fulton Industrial Boulevard to its stature as a catalyst for economic development, both regionally and internationally,” Kent Walker, district board secretary and Selig Enterprises vice president, said in a news release.
One of the largest examples of modern geometric sculpture in the world, the structure measures 180 feet by 90 feet by 90 feet and was installed as part of an industrial park, designed by Six Flags Over Georgia developer Angus Gilchrist Wynne Jr., when the Fulton Industrial Boulevard area was first established in the 1960s.
Also known as the Boulevard CID, Fulton Industrial Community Improvement District was established in 2010 as self-taxing organization to revitalize the Fulton Industrial Boulevard corridor – which has more than 553 warehouses and 46 million square feet of industrial space – through public safety, landscaping and beautification, transportation infrastructure improvement and economic development.
Upcoming projects include a $1 million intersection improvement at I-285.
Information: 404-368-4929, gil@boulevardcid.org or www.boulevardcid.org/gateway-sculpture/
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