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The statue was vandalized on June 13, 2020, during the George Floyd protests. [6] After an incident on July 17, 2020, where protestors attempted to topple the work and a number of injuries occurred during a confrontation with police, [7] the statue was removed in the early morning hours of July 24, by order of Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot. [3]
On July 31, 2020, the Drake Fountain Columbus statue, which was also the last Christopher Columbus monument in Chicago, was removed for an undisclosed period. The Mayor's office released a statement claiming "Following public safety concerns over planned demonstrations similar to the one in Grant Park two weeks ago, the city has temporarily relocated the Christopher Columbus statue at Drake ...
Chicago. Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at South Chicago and Exchange Avenues, South Chicago, Chicago Temporarily removed by orders of Mayor Lori Lightfoot on July 31, 2020. At the time, it was the last known Columbus monument which wasn't removed. [175] Christopher Columbus Statue (1893) located in Arrigo Park. Removed on July 24 ...
CHICAGO — Italian Americans seeking the return of Chicago’s Christopher Columbus statue to its former pedestal in Little Italy allege that Mayor Lori Lightfoot interfered with a Park District ...
Chicago removed a Christopher Columbus statue from the city's lakefront Grant Park before dawn Friday, a week after protesters tried to topple it. Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said the city ...
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Statue removed by city after fires set by protesters seriously damaged its base. Base has been mostly dismantled. [377] [378] [379] Statue of George Whitefield: Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Jul 2, 2020: Whitefield was a supporter of slavery. [380] Statue of Frederick Douglass: Rochester: New York — Jul 5, 2020: Torn down by unknown perpetrators ...
The second statue was removed about 5:30 a.m. from Arrigo Park in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood. Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks Skip to main content