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Whimsical Metal Sculptures on Palms and Marco Place

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

Los Angeles, California

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This sculpture looks like it will skate on car passing by.   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Palms and Maplewood Stork Science and natire   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Whimsical Metal Sculptures on Palms all of us   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
The rooster is hilarious. Soliel and Chester   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Sparkly Cadillac banjo. Bird Jam   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Palms and Maplewood Ave Paco boy   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Marco Place and Redwood Ave Jazz singer and trumpet player   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Marco Place and Redwood Ave scuba pooch   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
owl be wise in the neighborhood   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Beethoven and Palms. Get an ice cream! Bike gal   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Beethoven and Marco Place Celone Singer   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Midnight walk Angel dude   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
.y first pass in.the Uber My territory 43 yrs ago.   ladyhawke200 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture friend in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture Friend in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Marco Place and Ashwood Ave Bee man and pals   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Metal Sculpture in Venice   oliviacorner7 (Atlas Obscura User)
Marco Place and Ashwood Ave Raylene   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Palms and Rosewood Watermelon twins on skates   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Midnight walk Angel dude Fred Jr   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
Palms and Greenwood Ave Biker   birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
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While driving down Palms in West Los Angeles, continued on Marco Place be sure to take notice of the whimsical metal sculptures mounted along various telephone poles. Some of the characters have instruments and contain unique messages for passersby. They resemble a group of friends having a good time. There are about 20 different sculptures mounted along the street two streets

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If you plan to walk its best to park on Palms and Walgrove. Walk each side of the street to the Beethoven market.  They are also within walking distance of the Mosaic Tile House, however, parking there is tough and it's better to park closer to the cluster.

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