ORIGINAL FRIDAY REPORT: Thanks to Sonya for the indirect tip. She called our attention to someone claiming on social media that someone had “defaced” the remaining two Walking on Logs (aka “dancing children”) sculptures. We drove roundtrip across the bridge to get to the pullout for a look, and what we found was a construction-company crew who told us they were there working on replacing the sculptures’ log bases, because of rot.
The crew had no further details. But as you might recall, the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce announced plans last fall for “refresh” work on the site; we have messages out to ask them what role this work plays in that and what’s next.
MONDAY UPDATE: Chamber executive director Rachel Porter confirmed to WSB today what we found out at the site Friday: “Yes, the improvements are part of our multi-phase revitalization of the Walking on Logs area. The two other statues will be recast and more landscaping is forthcoming. We are working with NUCOR, A Cleaner Alki and Devonshire Landscaping as partners in this work.”
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