After nearly two years of planning, prodding and debate, a group of Pasadena residents finally got its big wish: The city let them permanently stick their 18-foot fork in the road.
"It's not going anywhere," said a triumphant Phil Coombes, who has been part of the so-called Fork in the Road Gang since its inception.
Last month, a group of about 10 dedicated friends resurrected the enormous wooden utensil at the median that splits St. John and Pasadena avenues.
With a handful of enthusiastic locals cheering them on, the developers cemented the guerrilla art into "fork plaza" more than a year after the California Transportation Authority forced them to carry it away.
Now, it's here to stay.
"It's made such a wonderful impression on people," said resident Bob Stane, who received the fork as a surprise and very public birthday gift in 2009. "I think we've sort of altered the outlook on outdoor art in Pasadena."
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