An Incredible Waste

[“They can erase the colors out of the street, but they can never remove the colors out of people.”]
Since 2018, the intersection at Ocean Drive and 12th Street in Miami Beach played host to a gorgeous Art Deco crosswalk:

Earlier this month, as Florida continues to be a source of shame, this installation was senselessly destroyed by government employees.

Update (October 23, 2025): The Miami Herald seems to have deleted their entire post on this matter, which is rather concerning. It may be accessible via this link: https://archive.ph/KHNTq.

Here’s the basic story from The Miami New Times instead.

Link: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article312394535.html