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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Does anyone have information on this statue and fountain?
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This statue, which is 105 years old, has a very interesting history. I won't post all of it, due to forum rules, but you can read it here (link below):
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2006...ives103006.htm
It's Stephen M. White, the "Father of Los Angeles Harbor."
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The statue was moved to its present location, at the entrance to Cabrillo Beach off Stephen M. White Drive, on Feb 23, 1989. A report in the San Pedro News Pilot says:
“Thanks to the persistence of local residents and family descendants, the 81-year-old bronze statue of the former U.S. senator responsible for locating a federal breakwater in San Pedro was finally unveiled Thursday at its new spot overlooking the now thriving harbor.”
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After trying for decades to move the statue, they finally did it!
I love these color photographs
e_r. It's the closest to actually being there back then.