A car hit a pillar at the Legacy of Love monument on the corner of Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 25.
Michael Milliken, secretary/treasurer of Oak Lawn Committee, which spearheaded the building of the monument and maintains the monument, landscaping and the triangle on which it stands, reported that the car pushed a boulder about 12 feet. The boulder completely destroyed one of the pedestals that surround the monument. That pillar was topped with the Dallas Voice plaque, placed when the monument was first constructed.
Police report the driver was not intoxicated, but a distracted driving accident. The driver is insured, according to police, but Milliken did not have insurance information to file a claim at the time he contacted Dallas Voice.
(Photos courtesy Michael Milliken)
— David Taffet
Pity the driver didn’t take out the entire monument – would have a great contribution to neighborhood beautification.
Aww I see we have a homophobic shitstain troll on here
Really? Since when did making catty remarks about tasteless art become homophobic? The Legacy of Love thingy-thing is a tragically ugly eyesore dreamed up by some backwoods Oklahoma rube who imagined it’s what rich people think is truly fabulous. The only plaque that’s missing is the one listing all the drunk queens who’ve gotten rolled in Oak Lawn. Which is fitting since complete inebriation is the only way to to appreciate the LofL
The Legacy of Love Monument is a testament to Love. It has been “claimed” by the gay community, but does love really stop there? Although there are some people in Dallas and surrounding areas that are infuriated by individuals who accept themselves as GLBT, there is no reason to take it out on a monument to Love. There is nothing ugly about the monument. It stand like an obelisk or column surrounded by steps.