Puyallup, Washington: The Open Heart
Large, colorful, anatomically correct human heart on a pole, created by artist Chuck Fitzgerald in the early 2000s. The pole has a sign, "Hearts are bigger in Puyallup."
- Address:
- 314 5th St. SW, Puyallup, WA
- Directions:
- West edge of downtown, on the west side of 5th St. SW, just south of its intersection with W. Pioneer Ave.
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The Open Heart has been in Puyallup since 2001. Artist Chuck Fitzgerald had undergone surgery, then was inspired to build the heart and display outside the office of a local doctor. The doctor has since retired, but the heart is still there, and Fitzgerald gave it a thorough cleaning in June 2023.
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