Chanda Dubose's 9/11 shrine on the empty lot next off Griffith Street at Lakeside Avenue, next to Roosevelt Wilson Park See a video interview with Ms. Dubose below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

On each of the past seven Sept. 11ths, Chanda Dubose of Lakeside Avenue has built a temporary shrine to victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001. Some years it has had coffins, some years lots of shoes. The past four years she has lived in Davidson and constructed it off Griffith Street and Lakeside Avenue, near Roosevelt Wilson Park. This year’s shrine was simple, with flowers, flags, a work boot and a board bearing names of 9/11 victims.

Chanda Dubose created the shrine again this year, as she has the past 7 years on Sept. 11 (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Ms. Dubose said “God blessed me” to begin the project seven years ago. She  creates it every year to note that any of us could have been victims. “It was mothers and fathers and cousins. “It was just a nation of people. I feel like evil birthed herself that day in great terror. …  It was like Satan himself had birthed evil on innocent people.”

The shrine includes a variety of symbols, lists, news articles,  photographs and a lone empty boot. “The shoe represents that they are no longer with us,” she said.

“Please don’t forget,” she said. “Those were God’s children.”

VIDEO

Watch a 2 minute video interview with Chanda on DavidsonNews.net’s Youtube Channel.