Heritage Memorial
In recent years, longtime neighborhood residents of Irish ancestry and local business owners gathered resources and encouraged the city to demolish an old run-down commercial building that was located on the northeast corner of the intersection where the "Green over Red" traffic light incident had occurred. In 1997 the neighborhood group convinced the city to build a small park called the Tipperary Hill Memorial Park and erect a statue which is known as the Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial on the same corner. The memorial is dedicated to those who, in the opinion of local residents, were brave sons of Ireland who stood up to City Hall to win the battle of the "Green over Red" traffic light. The statue was created by sculptor Dexter Benedict.
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