Denver's sexiest statue could be making a comeback.
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In 1962, Ervin recounts,"Denver artist Alford Terry presented a winning design for a sculpture contest initiated by developers Howard Farkas and Werner Livingston for the Windsor Gardens Association. Terry’s 'Eternal Youth' alabaster statue was commissioned to preside over the main entrance of Windsor Gardens at Alameda Avenue. Standing twelve-feet tall, the statue was dedicated in June 1963 to mark the community’s one-year anniversary.
There was another issue, too. Ervin reveals that"the statue was installed on a six-foot turntable, 35 feet above the ground. Three times daily — 9 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. — a curtain was lifted and 'Some Enchanted Evening,' 'Younger Than Springtime' and a cycle of other melodies played as the embracing couple slowly revolved." But nearby residents complained about the noise, causing the statue to be"covered for nearly a decade, until it was unveiled again in 1975.
On June 25, the couple made an appearance at Windsor Gardens' sixtieth-anniversary festival, with a little help from a forklift — and plans are in the works for another return."The association will soon embark on structural repairs to the tower and evaluate the future placement of the 'Eternal Youth' statue," says Ervin.KEEP WESTWORD FREE..., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver, and we'd like to keep it that way.
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