Mickey Mantle Monument Park
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Press Release
Pouring for the sidewalk to connect the Mickey
Mantle Statue to the parking lot at soon to be Mickey Mantle Monument
Park has been completed!
The
380
foot long meandering sidewalk features 7 curves, an information area
will be at each curve detailing different time lines in the Commerce
Comet’s life and career.
The concrete sidewalk will be lined
with bricks on both sides from start to finish, (over 2000 bricks.)
Fans will have the
opportunity to become a part of
Monument
Park in Mickey Mantle’s hometown by having their names, memories, or
messages engraved on a brick or tile.
Bricks previously sold will be
engraved and placed closest to the statue.
The brick
engraving process will begin at the statue area and work towards the
parking lot, although fans may request their engraved brick be placed
along any information area they may choose (as
area permits.)
Information areas along
the sidewalk will be floored with 12 inch x 12 inch tiles that may also
be purchased for engraving messages and memories on.
Fans may
have their choice as to what information area they may want to have
their tiles located (as
area permits.)
Tiles and Yards previously sold will be put
in these areas as well.
Engraving
of the tiles will begin
after
the bricks are laid, sometime in mid-2012.
Three commercial grade
flag poles have been purchased to sit directly behind the statue to
create a wonderful view of the Mickey Mantle statue from the highway and
Mickey Mantle Field.
One of the three flags will be a pin
striped flag with the number 7 on it.
The American flag will be 8 x 12 and
fly from a 40 ft pole while the others will be 6 x 10 flying from a 35
ft pole.
Bricks and Tile
sales for the sidewalk have begun with the following information below.
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Pricing Information |
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Bricks |
3 lines of text, 12
characters per line |
$107 |
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Tiles |
4 Lines of text, 14
characters per line |
$277 |
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Ordering Information |
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Online forms |
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Get forms |
Forms can be picked up at: Commerce City
Hall 618 Commerce Avenue |
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Mail |
To have an order form sent you in the mail call 918.675.4373 or |
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Email |
Email all online orders to bwaybright@mickeymantleclassic.com |
Payment Information: Make checks payable to:
Brick and Tile Program
Commerce Sports Authority
618 Commerce Avenue
Commerce OK 74339
Any other inquires
contact Brian Waybright at 918.675.4101 or 918.961.6508 or
bwaybright@mickeymantleclassic.com
Phase One:
Estimated Time Line
Sidewalk concrete completed by:
end of 2011.
Begin stencil process for engraving bricks:
by end of 2011
Mortaring of bricks
along sidewalk complete:
by April 1
Engraving process of bricks to begin
Work
to follow
Work to begin on information areas
Tiles began to be laid on information areas
Engraving process of tiles to begin
All bricks and tiles purchased must first go
through a stencil and approval process prior to engraving, 2-6 weeks
Information areas from parking lot to
Statue
1.
AREA MAP:
HIGHLIGHTING AREAS OF INTEREST IN MANTLE’S LIFE
2.
CHILDHOOD
3.
HS
AND WHIZ KID YEARS
4.
JOPLIN,
INDEPENDENCE KOM LEAGUE
5.
CAREER
6.
POST CAREER
7.
LEGACY