AVONDALE: Bridge awareness

My item last week about the wide-ranging traffic headaches produced by the State Street bridge closure in Avondale evoked a funny response from reader Rosemary Schirm. She writes that despite the inconvenience, good-natured residents "have been having tons of fun with this," posting amusing memes and photos on Facebook like a picture of Gov. Chris Christie sitting in his iconic beach chair on the bridge, and "the 'Blue Cooler' that sits on the site constantly (a video trailer was made of the spooky non-bridge, with BlueCooler Productions as the film company). Several hope to have a champagne christening when the bridge opens!" 
In what he calls an effort to promote Bridge Awareness, Brent Schirm has even designed and made T-shirts commemorating the bridge closure (with the date listed as "2017 - ????"). If there's enough interest, he'll order more. Contact me and I'll put you in touch.

Brent Schirm's Bridge Awareness T-shirt.