Amelia Earhart Statue (c. 1971)
Ernest Shelton
DESCRIPTION: 8-foot cast bronze statue on a 6-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot polished black marble-faced plinth, surrounded by an array of eight airplane propellers from the 1930s
This tribute statue was rededicated in 1970 by the North Hollywood Jaycees Zonta Club, and was refurbished in 1988 by Councilman John Ferraro, 4th District, and by the Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles. The statue is accompanied by bronze plaques with the following inscription: AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM CITIZEN OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD
AMELIA EARHART FIRST WOMAN AVIATOR TO FLY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN LOST AT SEA, 1937 DURING AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT
This tribute statue was rededicated in 1970 by the North Hollywood Jaycees Zonta Club, and was refurbished in 1988 by Councilman John Ferraro, 4th District, and by the Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles. The statue is accompanied by bronze plaques with the following inscription: AMELIA EARHART PUTNAM CITIZEN OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD
AMELIA EARHART FIRST WOMAN AVIATOR TO FLY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN LOST AT SEA, 1937 DURING AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT
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LOCATION: northwest corner of Magnolia Blvd. and Tujunga Ave., 11410 W. Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA