Eternal Flame - South San Francisco, California
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DougK
N 37° 39.299 W 122° 25.476
10S E 550754 N 4167691
A tall abstract yellow, orange, and deep red mosaic flame stands atop a tiered circular base in a garden setting near the entrance to Orange Memorial Park in South San Francisco, California.
Waymark Code: WME40B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2012
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Previous to 1984, this mosaic flame sculpture was located at the
City Hall of South San Francisco. In 1984 the sculpture and
two neighboring plaques honoring the war dead of South San Francisco from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam war were moved to
Orange Memorial Park.
Today this brightly colored mosaic flame sits prominently near the entrance to the park. It rests of a tiered circular base, that has the following inscribed in the concrete:
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DEDICATED TO VETERANS BY THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
"A NATION REVEALS ITSELF NOT ONLY BY THE MEN IT PRODUCES
BUT ALSO BY THE MEN IT HONORS; THE MEN IT REMEMBERS"
JOHN F. KENNEDY OCTOBER 26, 1963
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For close-up detail of the mosaic tiles, see Eternal Flame Mosaic
TITLE: Eternal Flame
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Dedicated Oct. 26, 1963. Relocated 1984
MEDIUM: Flame: Plaster covered with tile mosaic; Base: concrete
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000641
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Orange Memorial Park
West Orange Avenue & Tennis Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94080
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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