Administered by City of Lowell Division of Planning and Development 50 Arcand Drive, John F. Kennedy Civic Center Lowell Massachusetts 01852
Located Eastern Canal Park Bridge & Canal Streets Lowell Massachusetts
Date:
Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated June 25, 1988
Notes:
Lowell Office of Cultural Affairs, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Summary:
The memorial consists of eight triangular columns inscribed with fifteen excerpts from ten of Kerouac's books. Each triangular column is constructed with three red granite panels attached to a steel frame. The columns are installed in a plaza paved with stones that are set in patterns incorporating a cross and a mandala motif --to symbolize Kerouac's spritual quest. Throughout the plaza there are curved granite benches opposite the triangular columns.