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JUST IN: $10M Anonymous Gift Announced in Honor of Mary McDermott Cook to Convert Continental Bridge into a “Living Bridge”

Posted on September 24th, 2009 4:16pm by Jeanne Prejean
Filed under Bridges, Foundations, Philanthropy

Mary and Tom IMG_0883Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert just announced a $10-million anonymous gift to the City of Dallas for the conversion of the Continental Bridge into a pedestrian and living bridge. The gift was made in honor of Mary McDermott Cook(pictured with Leppert), chair of The Trinity Trust Foundation, for “her tireless vision for Dallas.”

The “living bridge,” which will be undertaken following the completion of the Santiago Calatrava-designed signature bridge, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, will be “an outdoor venue for walkers, bikers, and potentially, a future trolley line across the Trinity River,” according to Mary.

It just so happens that the Continental Bridge is where tomorrow night’s “Bridge Fair” is taking place.

Looks like Mary is going to have to write a whopping thank you note.



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