Midtown Yonge BIA returns Iron Horses to Beltline bridge

The Midtown Yonge BIA has undertaken to return the memorable Robert Sprachman sculpture known as Iron Horse to the Beltline overpass above Yonge St. south of Davisville Ave. At a meeting Wednesday the sculptor recalled the first incarnation of this work in 1994. It depicts 12 stallions at full gallop and evokes the 19th century culture of the steam engine as an iron horse. The work was intended to be permanent but when the City asked Sprachman for $50,000 to maintain the work the artist decided in 1996 to sell the horses individually. The new work, Iron Horse 2019, will be manufactured locally of recycled plastic to recreate the original. This time around, Midtown Yonge and the Toronto BIA Office will share responsiblity for the Iron Horse. It is hoped to have it in place by June