Brick Info
NOTE: These files are PDF format. You will need to have the free software from Adobe Reader installed on your computer to access them. Bricks are listed in alphabetical order by inscription, or you can use the "Find" feature of the Adobe Reader software to search for any word in your inscription. If you find any errors, or have trouble locating your brick, please contact Eilene at libertyplaza@msn.com or call 206-933-8352.
LOCATION INFORMATION FOR PURCHASED BRICKS:
If you bought your brick PRIOR to Sept. 6, 2008, Click Here:
If you bought your brick BETWEEN Sept. 7, 2008 and Sept. 19, 2009, Click Here:
If you bought your brick BETWEEN Sept. 20, 2009 and April 7, 2010, Click Here:
If you bought your brick BETWEEN April 8, 2010 and , Sept 24, 2010, Click Here:
If you bought your brick BETWEEN Sept. 25, 2010 and April 15, 2011, Click Here:
If you wish a schematic of the entire project and the brick and plaza locations, Click Here, but be prepared to wait for a while...this one takes a while to load.
We plan to have a consolidated Location Information page in the near future, since the bricks are now completely sold out. Thank you.
The Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project:
(a brief history)
THE BEGINNING OF THE SSLPP:
The
Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project was begun in
mid-2007 by Libby and Paul Carr to finish the Statue of
Liberty plaza construction begun by the Northwest Program
for the Arts when NPA was unable to complete the
project. A broad-based committee of about
a dozen people from the Alki Beach area of Seattle, came
together at that time to find ways to quickly fund the balance of the
project, which had begun in 2003. That committee
ultimately became the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza
Project. Within
four months the SSLPP, by greatly expanding the range of
fundraising efforts from the original sale of inscribed
bricks, raised about $160,000, enough to finish this
project. This was accomplished through committee
innovations, including selling bench and landscape
plaques, and developing several Major Donors.
Additionally, the Mayor of Seattle and the City Council
pledged $50,000 from the 2008 budget if the balance of the
money could be raised in the time allotted. The
construction project, which had wide community support in
West Seattle and beyond, was completed on September 6,
2008, and a Dedication Celebration was held (see photo
gallery).
MORE BRICK
SALES:
In
response to many requests, the sale of inscribed bricks
was re-instituted after the initial 2008 Dedication Celbration, and continued through the end of
the year. That sale was concluded in April, 2009, and resulted in another 852 bricks and 8 plaques being placed in the plaza in July, 2009.
Our Special Guest for the 2nd Celebration was Astronaut Greg Johnson, a West Seattle native and graduate of West Seattle High School and the University of Washington. Greg had just completed the fifth and final mission as Pilot of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-125, to service the Hubble space telescope
The newly-raised money went to place a 50-year Time Capsule in the Statue of Liberty Plaza at Alki Beach, pay for the celebration of the completion of the 2nd phase of the project, and provide a fund for ongoing maintenance of the statue and plaza. That fund is being administered according to a Memorandum of Agreement between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Alki Community Council, representing the Alki Beach and West Seattle community interests.
Over the next three years, the remaining "inscribable" bricks have all been sold, although a few Plaque Sales remain. For more information on Plaque Sales, please refer to the article on the Home page or the Plaque Sales page
AND FINALLY:
The SSLPP turned over primary fundraising activity after the 2nd Celebration, once the Alki Community Council had accepted the responsibility for continuing fiscal sponsorship, although members of the committee still remained active as ACC members.
"As the originators and Co-Chairs of the Seattle Statue of Liberty Project, it was our pleasure to watch as many people came together so quickly, not once but twice, to accomplish a goal many people wanted for a long time. Our small Statue of Liberty is just 1/18th the size of the original in New York Harbor, but for many of us here it represents hope, faith, and love of and in this country as no other symbol can do.
"The SSLPP was never meant to be a permanent organization—we were just trying to raise sufficient funds to complete this project—so it is a great pleasure to know that the Alki Community Council, a group that has represented so many people in this area in the past, will be carrying on to oversee maintenance of this beautiful project. Thank you all, and God Bless You."
—Paul & Libby Carr
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