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Saved from a doomed mall, Petal the Elephant still needs a home

“Families grew up with that sculpture,” a leader of the Burlington Rotary said about the enthusiasm donors have shown in saving Petal. “There’s just a kinship.”

Derrick W. Owings in front of Petal, a sculpture of an elephant that for decades was a favorite of shoppers and their children at the now-demolished Burlington Center Mall. Owings heads up the Arts Guild of New Jersey, which hopes to find Petal a permanent home.
Derrick W. Owings in front of Petal, a sculpture of an elephant that for decades was a favorite of shoppers and their children at the now-demolished Burlington Center Mall. Owings heads up the Arts Guild of New Jersey, which hopes to find Petal a permanent home.Read moreTHOMAS HENGGE / Staff Photographer