BROOKLINE, MA– A colorful, new archway leading to Brookline’s Baker School and Hoar Sanctuary was unveiled this week as part of an overall entrance renovation project developed by Chestnut Hill Realty.
The entranceway leads from Chestnut Hill Realty’s Hancock Village in South Brookline to the K-8 school, nature trails and newly renovated town tennis courts which CHR helped to rebuild.
The arch is particularly significant as the artistic sculpture formerly graced the Cancer Garden of Hope on Boston’s City Hall Plaza until it had to be moved due to the Plaza’s recent reconstruction project.
The Garden of Hope was created by the Conquer Cancer Coalition, a charity founded in memory of Michael Zuker, brother of CHR Founder and CEO Ed Zuker. Cheerfully repainted in rainbow-hewed tones, the arch now serves as an inspirational pathway to education, exploration and fitness.
(Pictured with Ed Zuker, cutting the ribbon, and his daughter, Lauren Zuker Siff, are (from left) Matthew Zuker, Susan Zuker, Baker School Interim Principal Saaed Ola, Brookline Parks and Rec Open Space Division Director Alexandra Vecchio, Brookline Select Board Vice Chair John VanScoyac, Jonathan Zuker, Brookline Select Board Chair Bernard Green, Brookline Select Board member Paul Warren, Brookline Commission for the Arts co-chair Andy Dean, family member Chris Rodgers, Brookline Park Ranger Emma Palermo and Bobby Zuker.)
