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ARTIST ANDY ECCLESHALL AND CURATOR TERESE CLARK LOOK UP AT A MURAL OF SEATTLE BASEBALL LEGEND EDO VANNI AT AEGIS OF QUEEN ANNE AT ROGERS PARK.
Photo taken by Joe Veyera.
When businesses develop a new property, they often will seek out ways to reach out and engage with the community that they are building in. Aegis Living wanted to 'give back' and honor the area that they were building in.
Tstreet's vision for the mural project was to both honor the time period of the residents living in the building as well as the history of the iconic Seattle neighborhood in which it was built.
Further research into the history of the area, revealed that legendary Seattle baseball hero, Edo Vanni was a longtime resident of the Queen Anne neighborhood. Mr. Vanni was a local celebrity and known as the 'Dean of Baseball' in Seattle.
He attended the University of Washington, played with Fred Hutchinson (of Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) and had a successful career with the Seattle Rainer's baseball team.
Residents moving into the new community now frequently recognize the Baseball Hero from their time period.
A big thanks to artist Andy Eccleshaw, who's fine art talent and skills made this project a huge success.