Fair Sailing Tall Boy

Truth be told, I really despise the little roadside memorials that pop up from traffic accidents that result in death. Usually, they consist of trite crucifixes with teddy bears and flowers, some kitsch from someone that says this place is somehow different than all others. I don't want to deny anyone's grief, but the public right-of-way is both a shared utility and risk for all of us. Fortunately, most of these little memorials are gone in a few months, as pain and memories fade.
Near the Downtown YMCA however, is this special memorial on the rail bridge support over North Lamar. It's been here longer than I have, and a lot more went into its creation than anything roadside I've seen. It's been spared postering by band promoters, and in fact might be totally invisible to the commuters heading north on Lamar. I've noticed it though. I don't know who Ivan was, or who painted this reminder, but I hope others notice it from time to time. I wanted to capture it before it might be lost to New Urban Austin, just as the Falling Girl was lost. Here it is in Google Streetview as well. Fair Sailing, kid.