Lakeland staff always promised the city’s downtown dog park would be “something totally different,” and its new sign will say that in a modern art, yet retro neon-lighting kind of way.
The design for a 10-foot-tall steel sign was shared with the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority. It’s built in the shape of an A-frame with a mint-green diamond at the top with Lakeland’s name and logo. Below that will be a bright yellow bubble with the park’s name written in black, casual print with the “o” in Dog represented by a mint green pawprint. The letters spelling out “Dog Park” are independently placed on alternating mint green and yellow squares at jaunty angles.
The city previously purchased “Three Dogs,” a sculpture made by Doug Makernson, a Georgia-based sculptor who focuses on creating one-of-a-kind scrap metal pieces. Page said the sculptures have been carefully kept in storage awaiting their new home at Lakeland’s dog park.
“Three Dogs,” a series of three sculptures, will be displayed near the entrance of the park at 145 N. Lake Ave. Among them will be an empty concrete platform where dog owners are encouraged to get their favorite four-legged friend to sit and pose for a picture.