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Located on a small triangle of land at the southern end of Charlotte's Latta Park, this bright yellow artwork is the ultimate in upcycling or recycling. The artwork is made from the line of trolley tracks that were buried underground since the 1930's when they brought people from the city's first suburb into downtown. They were uncovered in 2010 during roadwork on East Boulevard.The rail pieces were fused into V's and then assembled into something that looks like a DNA double helix and were then painted a vibrant yellow. The sculpture is pointed with one end toward downtown and one toward Dilworth, a reference to the two placed the rail used to connect.Nearby, a caption gives some history of the transportation in the city, dating back to the 1880s with horsecars through the 1930s when gas motorbuses were introduced.It is a striking artwork and with the bright color, you won't miss it.[Review 14482 overall, 1808 of 2020, number 2736 in North Carolina.]