Still A Great Idea! Why not?

Tigers on the Prowl? Cows on Parade? Buffalo Roaming?

by Richard Cobb on Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:12 pm

Local businessman, Pryce Hayness, III, shared with me one of his creative ideas. He is now a registered member of Create Huntington. Pryce attended Auburn University in Auburn, AL, and he shared information with me about the Tiger on the Prowl art project promoted by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce in Conjunction with the Auburn University Industrial Design Department.

Tigers on the Prowl, is a community art project that has enhanced the Auburn community and embraced the Auburn University spirit. Two Auburn Chamber volunteers, who saw Chicago's "Cows on Parade" felt that Auburn would be an ideal setting for Tigers.

What's that got to do with Huntington, you ask? Pryce dreams of having a "Thundering Herd" roam along the Old Main Corridor, which is 4th Avenue from Marshall University's Old Main Building on 16th Street down to 8th Street in downtown Huntington. Pryce's idea is that "Marco" and his buddies would be constructed, painted and decorated by local artists. Then, they would be placed along "the corridor" to spiritually connect our university and our downtown business and entertainment area. Anybody care to expand on Pryce's creative idea? What other public art could be added to connect the Marshall campus to downtown? Great idea, Pryce!