Pirates unveil plans for bronze plaque display at PNC Park
The Pirates have presented the final plans for the installation of commemorative bronze plaques at PNC Park, featuring the messages originally displayed as part of the "Bucco Bricks" program.
President TravisWilliams delivered a presentation to the Sports Exhibition Authority (SEA) of Pittsburgh, which included the final designs of the plan developed by the Pirates and renowned architect and urban planner Janet Marie-Smith, as well as her colleagues at The Canopy Team. The SEA approved the plan, which will be reviewed with the City of Pittsburgh’s Arts Commission later this month. The installation of the new display is scheduled to be finalized by opening day next year, the team states.
The plan includes a permanent installation of 60 bronze plaques on the façade of PNC Park along West General Robinson Street and Mazeroski Way. The bronze plaques will include nearly 170 messages on each. Each message will be displayed in the original rectangular and square format, with the font size the same as the original messages that were engraved on the bricks embedded in the sidewalks around PNC Park. In all, the plaques will display the more than 10,000 messages that have been with the park since its opening in 2001.
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This is how the messages previously displayed on the "Bucco Bricks" will be featured on the permanent bronze display at PNC Park.
“We know how important these messages and memories are to our fans,” Williams said in a statement. “This plan accomplishes our stated goal of improving upon the permanence of the display while maintaining the essence of the original program. We believe we have developed a solution for these messages that will stand the test of time, and the passion and dedication of our fans will remain a permanent fixture at PNC Park.”
Fans who have messages from the original display will be able to locate their message and/or name by year in the same manner as the original program. The team states that the new plaques will be a more sustainable way to display the messages, as the bronze material is more durable than the original bricks. The team says that throughout the years, a number of factors, including weather and foot traffic, have led to significant damage to the original bricks and unsafe conditions for fans, leading to multiple, full-scale replacements.
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Pirates unveil plans for bronze plaque display at PNC Park
The Pirates have presented the final plans for the installation of commemorative bronze plaques at PNC Park, featuring the messages originally displayed as part of the "Bucco Bricks" program.
President Travis Williams delivered a presentation to the Sports Exhibition Authority (SEA) of Pittsburgh, which included the final designs of the plan developed by the Pirates and renowned architect and urban planner Janet Marie-Smith, as well as her colleagues at The Canopy Team. The SEA approved the plan, which will be reviewed with the City of Pittsburgh’s Arts Commission later this month. The installation of the new display is scheduled to be finalized by opening day next year, the team states.
The plan includes a permanent installation of 60 bronze plaques on the façade of PNC Park along West General Robinson Street and Mazeroski Way. The bronze plaques will include nearly 170 messages on each. Each message will be displayed in the original rectangular and square format, with the font size the same as the original messages that were engraved on the bricks embedded in the sidewalks around PNC Park. In all, the plaques will display the more than 10,000 messages that have been with the park since its opening in 2001.
PIRATES
This is how the messages previously displayed on the "Bucco Bricks" will be featured on the permanent bronze display at PNC Park.
“We know how important these messages and memories are to our fans,” Williams said in a statement. “This plan accomplishes our stated goal of improving upon the permanence of the display while maintaining the essence of the original program. We believe we have developed a solution for these messages that will stand the test of time, and the passion and dedication of our fans will remain a permanent fixture at PNC Park.”
Fans who have messages from the original display will be able to locate their message and/or name by year in the same manner as the original program. The team states that the new plaques will be a more sustainable way to display the messages, as the bronze material is more durable than the original bricks. The team says that throughout the years, a number of factors, including weather and foot traffic, have led to significant damage to the original bricks and unsafe conditions for fans, leading to multiple, full-scale replacements.
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