“Confirming Predictions,” the life-sized, cast bronze statue sitting on a bench at the top of the Hill, has been damaged, with the newspapers being read by the seated man either ripped or fallen off. The statue, by the late New Jersey native J. Seward Johnson, was installed in September in front of 8623 Germantown Ave. by the site’s owner, Classic Management President Michael Young. From the street, passersby could see that he was reading the Philadelphia Inquirer, announcing an Eagles Super Bowl win. But if strollers peered over his shoulder, they could see the front page …
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“Confirming Predictions,” the life-sized, cast bronze statue sitting on a bench at the top of the Hill, has been damaged, with the newspapers being read by the seated man either ripped or fallen off. The statue, by the late New Jersey native J. Seward Johnson, was installed in September in front of 8623 Germantown Ave. by the site’s owner, Classic Management President Michael Young. From the street, passersby could see that he was reading the Philadelphia Inquirer, announcing an Eagles Super Bowl win. But if strollers peered over his shoulder, they could see the front page of what really had his attention: a copy of the Chestnut Hill Local.
