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Lion Statues (page 1)

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Lion
El Monte, CA
This bronze Lion is located at El Monte High School. The statue came from Gay's Lion Farm which operated in El Monte from 1925-1942. This statue was donated to the school in 1948. The school's mascot is the lion. The statue was damaged in 1979 when vandals placed a grenade in its mouth. The statue was repaired. [map]

Lion
El Monte, CA
This bronze Lion was built and installed in 2000 at the location of the former Gay's Lion Farm. [map]

Lion
Half Moon Bay, CA		 Lion
Fresno, CA		 Lion
Pomona, CA		 Lion
Westminster, CA
This Lion statue in Half Moon Bay was installed in front of Cameron's Pub by 2014. [map]

This Lion in Fresno functions as a drinking fountain at Playland, an amusement park. Playland opened in 1955. I don't know how old this statue is. There are other mass-produced lion drinking fountains around the country but I have not seen one like this one at Playland anywhere else.

The lions in Pomona and Westminster seem to be a match for the El Monte lion shown above.

Two of these Lion statues in Pomona were installed in front of the Metro Ale House & Grill around 2015. [map]

This Lion statue in Westminster was installed at Westminster High School in 1996. [map]

Lions [gone]
Los Angeles, CA
These two fiberglass Lions were installed on the roof of Devon Glass & Mirror in 1994. The building was sold in 2024 and the lions were removed and taken to the former owner's ranch. He might put them on the roof of a Mexican restaurant in Littlerock, CA that he plans to open in the future.

Lion
San Diego, CA

2020:
2021:
This bronze Lion statue was installed at the entrance to the San Diego Zoo in 2018. The statue entitled "Rex's Roar" defies gravity with the support of more than 100,000 pounds of underground concrete. The statue was being restored in 2020. For more, see this website. [map]

Lions
Jacksonville, FL
These three bronze Lions in Jacksonville were installed in this fountain in 1997. They were sculpted by Hugh Nicholson. The Lions are dressed for holidays and other occasions. [map]

More Florida:
Bonita Springs
North Miami Beach [map]

Iowa:
Cedar Rapids

Lions
McHenry, IL
These fiberglass Lions were inspired by the pair of bronze lions at Chicago's Art Institute and built in 1975. They were originally installed at the entrance of Old Chicago, an amusement park in Bolingbrook, IL. After that closed, the statues were moved to a Toyota dealership in Evanston, IL. In 1997, they were moved here where they stood in front of the Extreme Jeep dealership. The dealership is now Auto Villa Custom Trucks and the statues remain. [map]

Lions
Alton, IL		 Lion
Momence, IL
This pair of marble Lions in Alton were installed in front of Winsupply, a plumbing supply store, sometime after 2021. [map]

This Lion statue in Momence was produced by Friendly Signs and installed at the Municipal Trust & Savings Bank by sometime between 2018 and 2023. There is another one of these statues at the Municipal Bank in Bourbonnais, IL which was installed in 2011. There was another at the Municipal Bank in Manteno, IL which has closed and the statue is gone now. For more, see this website. [map]

Lions
New Orleans, LA
These two Lions guard the entrance to Pritchard Place which was developed in 1913. The stone lions were installed then. They were carved by the Albert Weiblen Marble and Granite Company. [map]

Lions
New Orleans, LA
These are two pairs of Lions are installed in front of the City Park Peristyle which was built in 1907. [map]

Michigan:
Manistee

Minnesota:
McIntosh [map]

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