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California Statues (page 9)

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Minute Man
Mipitas, CA
This Minute Man sculpture was created by David Alan Clark and installed in 2014 in front of City Hall. A group of Milpitas citizens known as the "Minute Men" fought and prevented the city's annexation to San Jose. [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]

Sporty Kids
Sacramento, CA
The three painted bronze statues entitled the Sporty Kids were created by Tony Natsoulas. Each of the statues is about four feet tall and is installed on a concrete base. They were installed in Granite Regional Park around 2006. [map]

Transtar International [gone]
Sacramento, CA
 Dan the Miner
Los Angeles, CA
This statue at Transtar International appeared to depict a mer-man riding a seahorse. The statue may have been built for Zorba's Greek Restaurant which opened a location here in 1974. Transtar closed around 2016. The building later housed a dance studio. In 2021, the building and statue were gone.

The seven-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of Dan the Miner represents Daniel O'Connell McCarthy. It was originally installed in 1925 near the Carthay Circle Theatre. It was moved here to a small park in 1969 where there was a small pond around him. The sculputre was created by Henry Lion For more, see this website. [map]

Miner
Yreka, CA
 Miner
Yuba City, CA
This Miner sculpture in Yreka was made from scrap steel by Ralph Starritt in 1976. It is located next to the Welcome Sign. [map]

This Miner statue in Yuba City is located on the mini golf course at the Mallard Lake Golf Center. It appears to be made from spray foam. The statue was built in 1981 by someone from Marysville, CA. In 2017, it was announced that the property had been sold. In 2021, the mini golf was gone but the statue was still there. [map]

Bigfoot
Mount Shasta, CA
 Bigfoot
Garberville, CA
 Bigfoot
Willow Creek, CA
This Bigfoot wood-carved sculpture in Mount Shasta was created in 1984. It stands in front of the Shasta Inn. [map]

This Bigfoot sculpture in Garberville stands in front of the Legend of Bigfoot gift shop. This photo is from 2016. There was a different statue there from at least 2005-2008. The current statue has been there since at least 2010. [map]

This Bigfoot sculpture in Willow Creek stands in front of the Bigfoot Museum. It has been there since at least 2005. This photo is from 2016. [map]

Bigfoot
Happy Camp, CA
This 16-foot-tall Bigfoot sculpture was created in 2005 by Cheryl Wainwright, Ralph Starritt, and members of the local community. Materials came from the U.S. Forest Service Klamath River clean-up and locals. [map]

Batman
Burbank, CA
This 7.5-foot-tall bronze Batman sculpture was created by Alejandro Pereira Ezcurra, based on the artwork of Jim Lee. It was installed in front of the AMC Burbank 16 movie theatre in 2020. For more, see this website. [map]

Egyptian Building
Chino Hills, CA
The Egyptian Building was built in The Commons Shopping Center from 2019-2020. There were plans to use it as the Farou Food restaurant but that never happened. The building was modeled after the Temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. For more, see this website. [map]

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