Blue Grama Grass

These steel remnants were part of an electric streetcar line that operated as the Lethbridge Municipal Railway during the first half of the 20th century. Paved over in the late 1940s, this metal graft remained buried beneath 3rd Avenue S until 2021, residing there for over a hundred years. Imagine standing here before the rails or roads – the ground alive with wildflowers and grasses. Blue Gama Grass fed the Plains Bison, and in turn, has sustained the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and all other life here for many millennia. This sculpture connects the history of the city with the land upon which it stands.