The City of Kettering replaced the Schantz Avenue Bridge and commissioned Vicki Scuri SiteWorks (Lake Forest Park, WA) to integrate artwork into the project site. Scuri designed the steel fencing and adjacent tower to be a visible gateway for those entering and leaving the city. The steel’s decorative patterning was inspired by the historic trolleys that originally ran north to south along present-day Dixie Drive and the ornamentation of the historic cash registers manufactured nearby. Of the design, Scuri wrote: “The artwork…promote[s] a more livable environment and celebrate[s] Kettering and its residents.”
Project Team
Artists: Vicki Scuri, Vicki Scuri SiteWorks with Alexandr Polzin
CitySites Project Manager: Shayna V. McConville
City Engineering Staff: John Sliemers and Todd Livesay
Engineering Design: Steve Butler, IBI Group, Inc.
Construction: Sean Wade, Scott Brown, Eagle Bridge Company
Metalwork: Scott Schauffele, C.M. Steel, Inc.
Lighting: Debra Rettich, Vincent Lighting Systems
