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Whimsical Metal Sculptures on Palms and Marco Place

Los Angeles, California

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

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This sculpture looks like it will skate on car passing by. birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
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)
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Marco Place and Ashwood Ave Bee man and pals birchfeather (Atlas Obscura User)
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Palms and Rosewood Watermelon twins on skates 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

Know Before You Go

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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