We’ve driven by this little park many times and always said we
should stop to see what all those twisty bits of metal and blue
things are. Guess what? We finally stopped, checked out the
artwork, and as fate would have it, found a nice little spot to
hide a cache.
We always knew the name of the park – but never understood the
history behind it. A little web research turns up a wealth of
information on the park’s namesake,
Hart
Crane. In (very) short, he was a poet who
was born near and spent a portion of his life in Cleveland,
which is where he essentially entered in to the literary
spotlight. In the end, however, he led a tragic life and most
likely never fulfilled his potential.
The artist, Gene Kangas is a local artist and has various art
works installed around the city. He is on the faculty at Cleveland
State University and has another one of his pieces installed on the
grounds of Case Western Reserve University.
Parking may be more difficult to find than the cache – there is
no parking on the street adjacent to the park, but limited parking
is allowed along Columbus Road. Parking Update (09.08): The
Columbus Road lift bridge is closed for repairs with a unknown date
of re-opening, if ever! Parking across the river is no longer an
option - so try to find a space along Columbus Road.
Even though there are no posted hours on the park,
we would recommend limiting your search to the
daylight hours because of the surroundings. The park is
not heavily visited, so stealth should not be a major issue (unless
the lift bridge operator is looking your way!) Finally - keep an
eye on the kids as you'll be searching within 50' of the edge of
the river!
Far strum of
foghorns
fog insulated noises – midnight among distant chiming buoys - -
adrift
Hart Crane
1899-1932
Ohio Poet