A familiar landmark was carefully transported from the North Side to its new home at a South Side hospital under construction.
The 14,000-pound Flor de Esperanza sculpture was transported Saturday morning from a storage site near Blossom Athletic Center to the future site of University Health’s Palo Alto Hospital.
The 23-foot-tall steel sculpture, designed by artist Sebastián and painted bright yellow, was previously displayed at University Hospital in the South Texas Medical Center. Sebastián also created the iconic red Torch of Friendship downtown, which was presented to San Antonio in 2002…