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Cameron's Pub
Half Moon Bay, CA
 Nikola Tesla
Palo Alto, CA
This English Royal Guard and peg-legged, wood-carved statues are located inside Cameron's Pub.

The bronze sculpture of Nikola Tesla holding a wireless light bulb was created by Terry Guyer and installed in 2013. For more, see this website. [map]

Eadweard Muybridge
San Francisco, CA
 Philo Farnsworth
San Francisco, CA
The two bronze sculptures were installed at the Letterman Digital Arts Center in 2008. They were created by Lawrence Noble. Eadweard Muybridge is considered the Father of Cinema and Philo Farnsworth is considered the Father of TV. [map]

Bob's Tire Center
Red Bluff, CA

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Bob's Tire Center
Corning, CA
 Jim's Tire Center
Simi Valley, CA
These Bob's Tire Center chainsaw-carved wooden statues were created in the 1990s. There are three of them at this Red Bluff location: one outside and two inside. The statue outside was repainted around 2012. The statue in the window is about half the size of the other two statues. [map]

The Bob's Tire Center in Corning no longer has a statue but the store still features the mascot on its signs. [map]

Jim's Tire Center has another one of these statues. This store was probably a Bob's Tire Center originally. There were other statues like this at the Bob's Tire Center in Chico, CA and another inside the Corning, CA location. Both of those locations are gone. The statue looks a lot like the Tire Man chain advertising mascot. However, instead of a service man's hat, these statues wear cowboy hats. I assume the statues with cowboy hats were the earlier design. The Simi Valley statue was previously located outside the shop. I'm told that the damage to the statue's left ear and hat came from the statue being knocked over during the Northridge earthquake in 1994.

Astronaut
Palm Springs, CA
 Gnome
Los Angeles, CA
 Bobblehead statues
Los Angeles, CA
This Astronaut statue was installed in front of FLWR CO. Cannabis Dispensary around 2022. This statue was produced by Design Toscano and advertises for Moon Edibles. [map]

This Gnome statue is located at Mickey Hargitay Plants. There are other statues like this in Denton, TX and Vero Beach, FL.

These three Bobblehead statues were installed in front of Dodger Stadium in 2013. There are two other Bobblehead statues not shown here.

Forever Marilyn
Palm Springs, CA
 Unconditional Surrender
San Diego, CA
This Forever Marilyn statue depicting Marilyn Monroe is 26 feet tall. It was created by Seward Johnson from stainless steel and aluminum. The statue was previously installed in Chicago and was moved here in 2012. The statue was moved to New Jersey in 2014. In 2021, it returned to Palm Springs and was installed in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum. In 2024, it was decided to move it to a park. For more, see this website.

The Unconditional Surrender statue was also created by Seward Johnson. It was inspired by a VJ Day photo from 1945 of a sailor kissing a nurse. The 25-foot-tall statue is made of bronze. Johnson's first version of this statue was built in 2005. It was made of styrofoam and installed in Times Square in New York City to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. In 2007, a temporary version of this statue was installed in San Diego. That one was replaced with a permanent version in 2013. It is installed next to the USS Midway Museum. [map]

There was an identical statue in Hamilton, NJ which has been moved to Rome, Italy. There is another one in Sarasota, FL and a smaller one in Waikiki, HI. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Fisk Tire Boy
Bakersfield, CA
This Fisk Tire Boy statue is located at the Clerou Tire Company. The character first appeared in advertising in 1907, using the slogan "Time to Re-Tire". This statue is probably from the 1950s. There are a few other statues like this still on display including these in Michigan. [map]

Fisk Tire Boy
Hayward, CA
This Fisk Tire Boy statue is located at Bell Plastics. It appears to be a modern reproduction.

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