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| Whale Statues (page 1) |
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| The whales in this section are organized alphabetically by state. |
| Whale [gone] Crescent City, CA |
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| This Whale in Crescent City was installed at the Crescent City Harbor when this photo was taken in 2008. The whale is made of carved redwood with a fiberglass coating. In 2014, the statue was removed during construction. It was still missing in 2016. I don't know if it's in storage or if it was destroyed. |
| Breaching Humpback Whales Pacific Grove, CA |
Sperm Whale Pismo Beach, CA |
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This Breaching Humpback Whales sculpture in Berwick Park was carved from two dying cypress trees by Jorge Rodriguez in 2016. [map]
The concrete Sperm Whale in Pismo Beach was built from 1975-1976 by Donald E. Hedrick. It was originally located at The Whale's Tail restaurant in Pismo Beach. When the restaurant closed and the next tenant expanded in 2011, the statue had to be removed. It has been looking for a permanent home since then. It was installed at this corner in 2023. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Gray Whale Santa Cruz, CA |
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| This Gray Whale is about 50 feet long. It is located next to the Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History. It was designed by Larry Foster and fabricated by Al Hipkins. The statue was installed in 1982. Originally, the statue was hollow inside. After being climbed on and damaged, the statue as filled in with concrete around 2009. [map] |
| Gray Whale Pacific Grove, CA |
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| This concrete Gray Whale was installed in front of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in 1982. The 45-foot-long sculpture was created by Larry Foster like the one above in Santa Cruz. This sculpture has been named "Sandy". For more, see this website. [map] |
| Pheena the Fin Whale Berkeley, CA |
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| The life-sized, 50-foot-long Pheena the Fin Whale was designed by Larry Foster and installed next to the Lawrence Hall of Science in 1975. The fiberglass sculpture was restored in 2021. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Gray Whales La Jolla, CA |
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| These bronze Gray Whales are part of a water fountain. They were created in 1996 by Randy Puckett and are entitled "The Legacy." They consist of a whale calf and an adult whale breeching and another whale's tail diving into the water. The tallest whale is nearly 40 feet tall. The sculptures are located at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. For more, see this website. [map] |
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