The sign says it all. Downtown Grand Rapids, next to the construction site where the new art museum is being built.

The steps down to the riverside walk are closed for the season, but the river itself is not.

A little pool generates steam in Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids.

The old Hong Kong Inn building was demolished to make way for the new art museum.

Rows of chairs were arranged in Calder Plaza, downtown Grand Rapids, for the 2004 Festival of the Arts.

Another shot of the downtown Grand Rapids public artwork by Alexander Calder. I heard on the radio the other day that it was the first piece of public art that was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

This is part of the big Alexander Calder sculpture that has become a symbol of downtown Grand Rapids.

One more from the lunch-time walk series.

From another lunch-time walk through downtown Grand Rapids. I liked the look of the curled wires all in a row.

Lampposts on the Monroe Mall mingle with the new spring foliage.