[Article reprinted from the 1992 issue of LPP's newsletter "On the HomeFront" as authored by George Kollar, current owner and Webmaster.]
Little
is apparently known for sure about the meaning of the LLP logo, though it is
agreed that the logo was retained when the building converted to condos and its
named was changed from Pine Point Plaza to Lake Park Plaza. The diagram to the right below shows the logo broken apart into a series of numbered symbols. Based on discussions with long-time residents, I offer the following as the symbolism of the LPP logo:
The
combination of symbols 1, 2 and 3 represents the name "Lake Park Plaza"
—
symbol 1 representing an inverted "drop" of Lake Michigan; and symbols 2 and 3
representing stylized double P's (for Park Plaza) placed back-to-back. The hollow
centers of the P's (labeled 4 and 5) represent two smaller "drops" that symbolize
the location of LPP relative to nearby "water landmarks" — Montrose Harbor and
Belmont Harbor.So, unless there is documentation offered by an LPP historian yet to come forward, I respectfully submit this interpretation as the official symbolism of the LPP logo.
Note: LPP duffers may wish to challenge
this symbolism, maintaining that the Sydney Marovitz golf course should be the
most important landmark relative to LPP. Certainly a case might be made for the
double P-like symbols to represent the heads of back-to-back drivers whose
handles form a fairway leading to the "drops" representing instead a putting
green and two hazards! Then again ... maybe not.
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