Two grizzly bear statues and flagpoles were added to the San Diego Automotive Museum to reflect the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. The installation completes a restoration project that began in 2015.
and was formed to save and restore Balboa Park’s most historic structures. The preservation-driven nonprofit turned its attention to the Automotive Museum’s facade in 2015 as part of a larger plan to make the entire Palisades region — also home to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, Municipal Gym, Starlight Bowl and Comic-Con Museum — into more of a standout park destination.
Atop the building, the original flagpoles, presumably made of wood, and the bears, likely made of plaster, were not built to last long and were taken down a few years after the exposition. Shane Liberty guides one of the grizzly bear statues as it is craned onto the roof on Monday, May 22.volunteer project architect and board member of the Committee of 100, said he’s elated to complete this project as it not only revitalizes history, but it also reflects the community spirit in difficult times.
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