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Pharaoh's Adventure Park [gone]
Redlands, CA

2008:
Splash Kingdom Waterpark [gone]

2013:
This giant Sphinx guarded the entrance to Pharaoh's Adventure Park when this first photo above was taken. The park operated from 1996-2006. In 2012, it reopened as the Splash Kingdom Waterpark. The Sphinx and other Egyptian-themed statues and mini golf course inside the park were still there in 2013. By 2018, the Sphinx was gone. I don't know if the other statues are still there. In 2020, there was a major fire on the property. I doubt this place will ever reopen.

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.

Accordion Man
Cotati, CA
This bronze Accordion Man sculpture depicts Jim Kelly, a local accomplished accordion player. In 1997, a year after his death, this statue created by Jim Kelly was installed in La Plaza Park. For more, see this website. [map]

Tunaman's Memorial
San Diego, CA
The Tunaman's Memorial sculpture was created by Franco Vianello and dedicated in 1988. The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture is a tribute to the fishing industry which was based in San Diego Bay. For more, see this website. [map]

Delta Pioneer Fisherman
Pittsburg, CA
The bronze Delta Pioneer Fisherman sculpture was created by Frank J. Vitale in 1992. Titled "The Day the River Closed," it memorializes the end of commercial fishing in the area in 1957. In 1994, a copy of the statue was installed in Isola delle Femmine in Palermo (Sicily), Italy. For more, see this website. [map]

Steelworker
Pittsburg, CA
The bronze Steelworker sculpture was also created by Frank J. Vitale and installed in 1993. For more, see this website. [map]

Oil Worker Monument
Taft, CA
The bronze Oil Worker Monument sculptures were created by Benjamin Victor and installed in 2010. It depicts workers in the oil fields in 1910. [map]

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