The existing colonnade in Mueller Park at 25th and Bryant Av South in Uptown, Minneapolis will soon be dedicated as the "Allan Spear LGBT Equality Colonnade". Neighborhood leaders are reaching out to the landscape architecture community for volunteers interested in helping prepare specifications and pricing for desired improvements to the area surrounding the colonnade.

There is space around the existing colonnade that can be utilized with greenery, blooming plants, and potentially stones for sitting, and another to hold a plaque.  The neighborhood has asked us to keep with the kasota stone if possible, another dedication to a children's book author is already in place in the very small park. We are hoping the space will inspire and be a living commemoration of Spear and those who worked to achieve LGBT equality.  We are looking for written ideas and potential budgets to start a fundraising campaign.

Those involved in the project are hoping to work within the small garden plot between the colonnade and the existing cement and fixed tables in the park.  On the far side of the colonnade from this photo, there is room for a small area of greenery/shrubbery/vine area extending a couple feet from the structure.

Additional information:
Letter of endorsement from the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association Board ("the Wedge")
Article in the SouthWest Journal newspaper about the project

If you would like to contribute your time and talent to the development of this project, or to learn more about it, please contact Kent Searl at 612-532-1557 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .