An Urban Ethnography
photos: (bottom left) The 2S and 3S buses pass the storm drain pipe where the women drowned in September 2006; (right) Black ribbons and two simple wreaths remain at the site as of Fall 2007.
Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies 4.1 (2008)
ISSN 1557-2935
Renee Human
University of Kentucky
Field notes and photos
memorial to drownded women field notes
On September 23, 2006, two women drowned when the were swept into a drain pipe near Nicholasville Road. The tragedy affected many Lexingtonians deeply and a makeshift but heartfelt memorial sprang up at the site. The riders on LexTran routes 2S and 3S passed the site daily, following the story and observing the grounds closely. Even a year later, two simple wreaths and black ribbons remain.
