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| Whale Statues (page 3) |
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| Whales Tallahassee, FL |
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| This front yard display of Whales was built as a place of peace after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. There are four whales named Glory, Hope, Faith, and Grace and several dolphins. 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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More Whales:
Humpback Whale (Kihei, HI) Willie the Whale (Kokomo, IN) [map] Ethyl the Whale (Santa Fe, NM) Willy the Whale Car Wash (Rochester & Tonawanda, NY) [gone] car wash (Oklahoma City, OK) [gone] Whale Rock (Greenville, RI) Killer Whales (Sekiu, WA) [map] Port Washington, WI [gone] Whale of a Wash: 1, 2, 3 [location unknown; gone] [International Fiberglass photos thanks Terry Nelson] Whale of a Wash [location unknown] Riviere du Loup, QC Nullarbor, AU |
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