Mattophoto has a disappearing story on his Instagram account right now showing the progress at the Rail Yards for the new state film school. An interesting thing seen at the beginning of the video is a new metal sculpture being fabricated at the site. I think this may be the "Neon Tumbleweed" for the Central Crossing portion of the Rail Trail.
Although, it looks like it's being constructed on a (presumably permanent) round concrete base at the Rail Yards. Perhaps then it's an art piece for the Rail Yards. It's very cool and interesting to see either way! Be sure to click the link and see the video before it disappears, but I'll include a few screenshots for posterity as well.
Here are some updated renderings for the Central Crossing and Neon Tumbleweed that were posted on the Rail Trail website a couple of months ago. I never got a chance to post them until now. You can see that this design pretty much matches what's being built at the Rail Yards, with the openings into the structure and the design work on the outside panels, which looks like some kind of vines or thorns, presumably to resemble an actual tumbleweed.
Here's the most recent construction pic I can find of the Central Crossing project. It was posted last month on Instagram. As has been pointed out in the local media, construction hasn't even begun on the eastern side of the railroad tracks where the Neon Tumbleweed will sit. Perhaps the piece is being fabricated/built at the Rail Yards on a semi-permanent base until the Central Crossing is ready for it to be placed there.
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