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This is what folks come to see; I just left off part of it. But it can be found in my videos. I am already over my pic limit but after all, this is a photo workshop. [ youtube video ]
It’s been a rough couple of months for iconic statues in major American cities. Chicago lost its Marilyn Monroe statue a while back, and San Diego struggled for quite awhile to keep the statue of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse.
The statue, designed after the famous photo taken in Times Square from World War II, was in San Diego along the harbor in the late 2000s before being removed for restoration purposes. A few years later, it was returned to its proper resting place, and now the public can enjoy it again.
https://quirkytravelguy.com/quirky-attr ... san-diego/
The original statue was removed in 2012, but in 2013, a replica was installed back in San Diego, and it now rests there permanently. The USS Midway Museum raised $1 million to fund the replacement.
It’s been a rough couple of months for iconic statues in major American cities. Chicago lost its Marilyn Monroe statue a while back, and San Diego struggled for quite awhile to keep the statue of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse.
The statue, designed after the famous photo taken in Times Square from World War II, was in San Diego along the harbor in the late 2000s before being removed for restoration purposes. A few years later, it was returned to its proper resting place, and now the public can enjoy it again.
https://quirkytravelguy.com/quirky-attr ... san-diego/
The original statue was removed in 2012, but in 2013, a replica was installed back in San Diego, and it now rests there permanently. The USS Midway Museum raised $1 million to fund the replacement.