Humpback Whale - Capitola, CA
Posted by: DougK
N 36° 58.207 W 121° 57.909
10S E 592114 N 4092057
This utility box features the Humpback Whale in an underwater scene.
Waymark Code: WMBWFJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2011
Views: 6
This utility box is painted on three sides with underwater scenes. The large street facing side features a humpback whale and a starfish. The left side has a starfish with a open-mouthed face and the right side has front views of several fish that might be from Finding Nemo along with a child's face wearing some orthodontic gear. The Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz Sentinel
published a story about
Bruce Harman winning a competition held by the Capitola Arts and Cultural Commission, to paint eight utility boxes
around the town with aquarium-like images. This utility box is on the SW corner of Brommer Street and 41st Avenue. (There's currently some sidewalk renovation going on around the box). The artist's website,
harmanstudio.com, is painted into the scene in the lower right on the right side.