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This LOVEwork was created in the Black Dog Salvage custom fabrication shop.
L - incorporates a mix of industrial elements and musical instruments including an early 1960’s trombone from the USS Independence CVS-62 ship’s band, courtesy of LT Sonny Fleisher USN.
O - two industrial spools, painted in the colors of the rainbow
V - reclaimed hand hewn pine beams from the late 1800s
E - fabricated from German stainless steel brewery piping
The ‘50’ located in the center of the ‘O’, is a former speed limit sign commemorating 50 years of the Virginia is for Lovers slogan.
The graffiti benches are made from train car sides.
The bases are salvaged I-beams from the former Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo, MD.
The team at Black Dog Salvage has also created a special selfie stand in front of the LOVEwork to help you set up your phone and create the perfect scene for a picture.
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