Unveiled in 2006, the Legacy of Love Monument stands in the Oak Lawn Triange, at the junction of Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road. The 27-foot-tall column and small surrounding garden was constructed in honor of Friedhelm Schnitzler, who died of AIDS, although its creators point out that the monument is a tribute to all of Oak Lawn's citizens, gay and straight, those who have passed on, and those who are very much alive.
The nearby Melrose Hotel overlooks the monument.