Pile o' Gators Statue - El Paso, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.580 W 106° 29.313
13R E 359025 N 3514761
Back in the 1950s-60s, El Paso's San Jacinto Plaza featured a pond filled with live alligators. They'd entertained citizens since the 1880s. The gators are long gone, but have been replaced with an impressive fountain at the Plaza de Los Lagartos.
Waymark Code: WMRXK4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
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The fiberglass sculpture of a pile of colorful writhing gators is the work of the late Luis A. Jimenez Jr, who often saw the real alligators in his youth. Jimenez was known for his gaudy, imaginative fiberglass polychrome figures, and we're happy he got this commission instead of some mournful cubist. The plaza sculpture was dedicated in June 1993.

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