The Traveling Man is a three-site sculpture series near the DART Deep Ellum Rail Station.

When the need for an at-grade light rail station on Good Latimer required the demolition of the mural-covered tunnel entrance to Deep Ellum, DART committed to the community to provide a new artistic gateway to create a memorable sense of arrival.

$1,404,845.00

The internal structure is comprised of 5/8-inch to 1 ¼-inch thick steel, ASTM 572 grade 50k. The exterior the sculpture is 1/8-inch brushed 304 stainless steel connected with thousands of visible stainless steel monobolt rivets. The birds are cast and fabricated 304 stainless steel, 1/8-inch thick.

The Traveling Man-Walking Tall is 38-feet tall
The Traveling Man-Waiting on a Train is 9-feet tall
The Traveling Man-Awakening is 4½-feet tall

Good Latimer & Swiss Avenue – lot size 2,220 square feet
Good Latimer & Gaston Avenue – lot size 1,875 square feet
Good Latimer & Elm Street – lot size 1,000 square feet

March 2007 – Initial concept submission by Reel FX (RFX)
April 2007 – Brad Oldham, Inc. (BOI) joins the team
June 2007 – Second concept submission by RFX and BOI
June 2008 – Contract awarded to BOI-RFX team
May 2009 – On-site installation started
August 2009 – Installation complete

Dallas Area Rapid Transit System

Brad Oldham, Brandon Oldenburg & Reel FX Creative Studios

Brad Oldham, Inc.

Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers

C1S Group, Inc.

Warhogg Customs

LM Fabrication

Welders Unlimited

Axis Contracting