Neighborhood Guests
City Park, Hartford IA

Utility box covers from neighborhood photo collage. June 2026.

In 2016, I created a series of utility box covers for a neighborhood in Minneapolis and wrote about them here on my website. The members of the Hartford Hometown Pride Committee in Hartford IA saw those designs and reached out to see if I could do some “sister” pieces for a utility box in their city park. In the video above, I talk about how the designs got started, my trip to visit the park and tell you about some secret easter eggs hidden in the designs.

Installed July 2026, Hartford City Park, IA. Video below by Leslie DesCamps.

If you visit City Park in Harford, IA, here’s a fun activity sheet you can download to interact with the art. See if you can find all of these things hidden in the art!