While two South Florida cities take part in hearings this week seeking to preserve their rainbow crossings, the state removal of two art crosswalks in Coral Gables happened without a fight — and went almost unnoticed.
“ It’s in a location that not a lot of pedestrians see it. So, a lot of people have not noticed, and if they have noticed it’s because of the news,” City of Coral Gables commissioner Melissa Castro said.
In fact the artwork, which initially cost the city $180,000, had many residents upset when it was originally installed in 2017 during Art Basel…