He'll
not only be remembered as Palm Springs' most famous politician, but as an
entertainment industry genius who gave the world "I Got You
Babe," "The Beat Goes On," and the everlasting persona of
Cher. Now visitors will forever be greeted to Palm Springs' famous Palm
Canyon Drive by a life-sized bronze sculpture of Sonny Bono, the famed
celebrity/Mayor/Congressman who died in a Lake Tahoe ski accident in
January, 1998. The City of Palm Springs Public Arts Commission and Wessman
Development proposed the likeness of Bono, sitting on the edge of a
bubbling fountain at 155 South Palm Canyon Drive (Plaza Mercado). Civic
leaders, friends, and Representative Mary Bono, who assumed her husband's
seat in Congress upon his death, attended the November 16 unveiling. Palm
Springs' Emmanuil and Janet Snitkovsky created the sculpture.
Background:
Sonny Bono served as Mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992. During his
term he was a driving force in the rejuvenation of Palm Springs and
established the world-famous Palm Springs International Film Festival. The
statue is Palm Springs' first memorial to Bono. In December, Palm Springs
Mayor Will Kleindienst will ask the Palm Springs City Council to rename
the terminal at Palm Springs International Airport "The Sonny Bono
Terminal Building."
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He'll
not only be remembered as Palm Springs' most famous politician, but as an
entertainment industry genius who gave the world "I Got You
Babe," "The Beat Goes On," and the everlasting persona of
Cher. Now visitors will forever be greeted to Palm Springs' famous Palm
Canyon Drive by a life-sized bronze sculpture of Sonny Bono, the famed
celebrity/Mayor/Congressman who died in a Lake Tahoe ski accident in
January, 1998. The City of Palm Springs Public Arts Commission and Wessman
Development proposed the likeness of Bono, sitting on the edge of a
bubbling fountain at 155 South Palm Canyon Drive (Plaza Mercado). Civic
leaders, friends, and Representative Mary Bono, who assumed her husband's
seat in Congress upon his death, attended the November 16 unveiling. Palm
Springs' Emmanuil and Janet Snitkovsky created the sculpture.
Background:
Sonny Bono served as Mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992. During his
term he was a driving force in the rejuvenation of Palm Springs and
established the world-famous Palm Springs International Film Festival. The
statue is Palm Springs' first memorial to Bono. In December, Palm Springs
Mayor Will Kleindienst will ask the Palm Springs City Council to rename
the terminal at Palm Springs International Airport "The Sonny Bono
Terminal Building."