Phineas Banning Memorial Reliefs - Los Angeles, CA - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

These reliefs are on the base of a statue of Phineas Banning. Banning was successful in several businesses...and is credited with developing the Los Angeles Harbor- where this statue stands.
The reliefs depicts three of his prominent successes: a railroad, mercantile shipping and a stagecoach.
The front panel reads in part:

"Phineas Banning
August 18, 1830 - March 8, 1885
Founder of Wilmington and The Los Angeles Harbor

This Sculpture is Dedicated to the Community of Wilmington
And The Banning Community Center on October 28, 2004..."
A list of City Council memebers and others appear as well as the name of the sculptor...Eugene Daub.

Read more about Banning at (visit link) which informs us that Banning also became a California State Senator.

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/2004 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: 100 E. Water Street Los Angeles, CA USA Sculptors Name: Eugene Daub

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/23/2011 Metro2 visited it