Remembering Allison Hoogervorst: Call for Text & Images

NOV 1ST UPDATE: A MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD FOR ALLISON IN LOWERTOWN LOFTS AT 3PM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2019. AFTERWARDS WE WILL BE GATHERING AT A LOCAL WATERING HOLE, TBA.

Allison Hoogervorst working on a project on the North Shore in September 2004. The artificial rock landscapes she constructed from concrete were finished with faux painting, down to the fake lichen covering the rocks. (Photos in this article courtesy of Allison Hoogervorst)

lowertown.info—Longtime Lowertown Lofts Artists Cooperative resident and Lowertown community member Allison Hoogervorst passed away in an apparent accident in the first week of October at her home in Desert Hot Springs, California, on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park, where she had been living for the last several years.

The artificial mountain in the Cabela’s in Phoenix, AZ, which Allison and a team of other Twin Cities construction workers and artists built in 2004-2005.

No memorial event has been announced yet.

Allison was full of life and love for the Lowertown community and carried around a cheeky smile that stretched into her perception of her work life.

As she told you about what she did for a living—making artificial rock structures including building the gigantic mountains in the outdoor and sporting goods chain Cabela’s across the country—the self-dubbed “Concrete Ali” would quip, “Dead, stuffed goats appreciate my work!”

Allison Hoogervorst working on the North Shore of Lake Superior

Allison working on the North Shore of Lake Superior on an artificial landscaping project.

Submit your memories of Allison!

Work is underway to create/host a memorial for Allison.

A group of her family members, friends, and neighbors are collecting written recollections and photos of Allison through the years.

Please submit your memories.

Send text and photos via email to info@lowertown.info or share your Dropbox files/folders with dropbox@lowertown.info.

A memorial section will be posted on the lowertown.info site, along with news of any events.