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Barrel Man
Geyserville, CA
 Spirit of American Youth
Glendale, CA
 Cameron's Pub
Half Moon Bay, CA
Barrel Man was created by Victor Trentadue. In 2016, a similar sculpture at this location held just one barrel. This sculpture has been there since around 2017. There is another similar sculpture nearby that holds a barrel and a bottle. [map]

This 18-foot-tall Spirit of American Youth sculpture is located at the Americana at Brand shopping mall. It was built in 2008 as a replica of a sculpture in France memorializing Americans that died fighting at Normandy during World War II. For more, see this website. [map]

This English Royal Guard and peg-legged, wood-carved statues are located inside Cameron's Pub.

David
Hayward, CA
2018:
 2023:

Burger Boy
Hayward, CA
2018:
 2023:
These David and Burger Boy statues are located at Bell Plastics where there are many other statues on display. It is not known where these statues came from or if others like them were produced. Despite some information online, this Burger Boy statue did not come from a Kip's Big Boy. From the beginning, Kip's was a Big Boy franchise and used the same Big Boy mascot in advertising, menus, and statues as the character that we know today. This statue in Hayward is most likely a one-off. I believe the legs shown on the right above are the lower half of this statue. [map]

Bobblehead
Hayward, CA
 Gas Station Attendant [gone]
Hayward, CA
This statue appears to be a giant Bobblehead. I don't know who it is supposed to represent. The statue is on display at Bell Plastics.

This Gas Station Attendant was installed at Bell Plastics in 2014. It was built for a gas station but was never installed due to city restrictions. It was on long-term loan to Bruce Kennedy, the owner of Bell Plastics. The statue went back to the owner in 2016. It is no longer on public display. However, there are many other giant statues at Bell Plastics. [map]

Father Junipero Serra
Hillsborough, CA
This Father Junipero Serra statue is 26 feet tall and made of concrete. It was created by Louis DuBois in 1976. The statue is located on a rest stop on the Junipero Serra Freeway. Serra was Franciscan missionary who founded a chain of Spanish mission churches on the California coast. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Genie & Magic Lamp
Indio, CA
This Genie & Magic Lamp statues are installed at the Riverside County Fairgrounds. They have been here since 1981. Does anyone know who built them and when? [map]

Inglewood:
Alphy [vintage; gone]

Irvine:
Taco Bell Boy [gone]

Guard [gone]
Kernville, CA
This Guard was located at Kernville Mini Storage. The statue had been there since at least 2012. By 2021, he appeared to be gone. There are other Guard statues at storage facilities in Washington but they are a different design.

Eiler Larsen
Laguna Beach, CA
 Eiler Larsen
Laguna Beach, CA
These Laguna Beach statues are tributes to Eiler Larsen, also known as "The Greeter". From the mid-1930s through the 1970s, Larsen stood on a corner in town and waved to passing cars and greeted people on the street. He passed away in 1979. This concrete statue shown on the above left was created by Charles Beauvais in the 1960s. It is installed in its original spot at the former Pottery Shack which has been converted into restaurants, shops, and galleries. [map]

The second statue above is installed in front of the Greeter's Corner Restaurant. It was created by Guy Angelo Wilson in 1986 from a redwood log. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Theodor Seuss Geisel
La Jolla, CA
This sculpture of Theodor Seuss Geisel is installed next to the Geisel Library at UCSD. Geisel, best known for writing Dr. Seuss children's books, was a major donor to the university. The life-sized bronze sculpture was created by Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, Geisel's stepdaughter. It was installed in 2004. The Cat in the Hat stands behind Geisel. There is another casting of the statue in Springfield, MA which was Geisel's birthplace.

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