And after seven years, Big Blue is getting a bit of a facelift. But will it go far enough?
The 10,000-pound, forty-foot-tall sculpture, created by artist Lawrence Argent, needs a tuneup, according to Arts & Venues Denver. It "has seen the effects of time and will be re-coated and repainted to bring him back to his sparkling blue color," the city reports, a process that will take eleven days and wrap up on October 1 (weather permitting). "The seven-year-old will also get some routine maintenance done to his steel and concrete shell."
Which is all well and good. But why not take this opportunity to give the Big Blue Bear a real makeover?
Here are a few suggestions for how our Big Blue Bear could stretch his big blue legs:
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