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| Easter Basket - Lakeview Park |
| Author: Lorain Public Library System |
| Date: April, 2007 |
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| David Shukait, an employee of the Lorain Parks Department, constructed the concrete Easter Basket in Lakeview Park in 1941. He constructed another one that was placed in Oakwood Park. The structure was originally called the "flower basket" but the "Easter Basket" name caught on instead.
The two city Easter Baskets are a popular family photo location every spring. For a few days around Easter Sunday concrete Easter eggs are placed in the baskets. Many Lorain area families have made it an annual tradition to take photos of the family, posed in front of the basket, dressed in their Easter finery.
Text of the plaque on the Easter Basket:
IN MEMORIAM
DAVID SHUKAIT
1892 - 1976
IN RECOGNITION OF THE EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC CREATIVITY IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONCRETE EASTER BASKETS FOR THE CITY OF LORAIN'S PARK SYSTEM. |
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