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Grieving Officer Memorial and Fallen Firefighter Memorial
Downey, CA
The bronze Grieving Officer Memorial was produced by Brodin Studios of Litchfield, MN and installed at the Downey Civic Center in 2011. It was commissioned after the dealth of Officer Wayne Presley who was killed by a drunk driver. Brodin Studios has produced many other of these "Call to Duty" sculptures which are installed elsewhere around the country. The bronze Fallen Firefighter Memorial was also produced by Brodin Studios and installed in 2020 at the Downey Civic Center. [map]

Poseidon
Downey, CA
This 8-foot-tall statue of Poseidon is installed in front of Poseidon Center. Entitled "Reveal," it was created by Jameel Haiat in 2010. [map]

Pope John Paul II
Duarte, CA
This nine-foot-tall marble sculpture of Pope John Paul II was created in Italy by Giuliano Ottaviani, shipped to Long Beach, CA, and installed at the City of Hope's Pioneer Park in 2009. [map]

Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum
East Los Angeles, CA
The Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery was designed by Ross Montgomery and built from 1929-1936. [map]

David of Sassoon
Fresno, CA
David of Sassoon & John F. Kennedy
Fresno, CA
David of Sassoon is an Armenian folk hero. The first sculpture of him shown above was created by Varaz Samuelian. The 18-foot-tall copper sculpture was installed in Courthouse Park in 1971. [map]

The second sculpture of him shown above is located in a backyard of Samuelian's first studio. This was the concrete model for the copper sculpture. David's right hand and sword are now missing. The model was built around 1967. It is accompanied by Samuelian's concrete model of John F. Kennedy. I don't know if a more formal statue of Kennedy was produced. For more, see this website. [map]

Fallen David
Fullerton, CA
This Fallen David statue is located at the California State University at Fullerton. This replica of Michelangelo's David was originally installed in 1967 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, CA. During an earthquake in 1987, the statue was knocked over and broken. It was donated to the university and put on display in 1989. The statue was originally over 13 feet tall. It is made of white Carrara marble. Students rub the statue's butt for good luck on their finals.

Speedy
Fullerton, CA
I believe this head which is installed in a soapbox gravity racer car in the rafters inside Roscoe's Famous Deli is from an Alka-Seltzer Speedy mascot statue. He would have had an Alka-Seltzer tablet hat and held another Alka-Seltzer tablet. For more, see this website.

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