Our Lady of the Underpass
Our Lady of the Underpass[1] was a salt stain and purported appearance of the Virgin Mary[2][3] under the Kennedy Expressway along Fullerton Avenue in Chicago[4][5] that was noticed in 2005. The site became a pilgrimage site for local Catholics. Later it became a target for various acts of vandalism.[6][7] The Illinois Department of Transportation judged that the stain was probably formed by salt run-off.[8]
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Post-defacement, post-restoration photo of the Our Lady of the Underpass in 2005
Tanya Saracho wrote a play about the event called Our Lady of the Underpass,[9][10][11] which was nominated for a Jeff Award.[12]
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References
- Tribune, Chicago. "Our Lady of the Underpass". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "Voice of Reason: The Viaduct Virgin". Live Science. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "Virgin Mary on a Chicago underpass - Photos - Religious sightings". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "Faithful See Image Of Virgin Mary". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "'Virgin Mary' on US motorway wall". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "Car wash employees restore Virgin Mary image on Chicago underpass". chronicle.augusta.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- "'Virgin Mary' Underpass Stain Defaced With Devil Graffiti". Fox News. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/01/23/virgin-mary-underpass-stain-defaced-with-devil-graffiti.html
- Fielding, Lisa. "Play Recalls Story Of Our Lady Of The Underpass". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- Molzahn, Laura; Williams, Albert. "The Human Stain/After the Terror". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- Vire, Kris (June 15, 2010). "Playwright Tanya Saracho". Time Out. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- Kerry Reid (April 1, 2011). "Tanya Saracho catching the wheel: a Mexico-born play wright steps boldly from Teatro Luna into Chicago's larger scene". American Theatre. Retrieved December 21, 2018 – via The Free Library.
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