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Gateway to California

GATEWAY TO CALIFORNIA MOSAIC COLUMNS, 2021 ARTIST / NORMAN MOOREJean Sweeney Park / Google Link Gateway to California is comprised of two mosaic columns symbolizing the island of Alameda as the gateway for prospectors and the railroad heading east.

Sculpture of Ohlone People

Sculpture of Ohlone People sculpture, 2017 ARTIST / JENNIFER RILEYBuena Vista Avenue at Entrance Rd / Google Link Sculpture of Ohlone People consists of three life-sized humanoid sculptures and three tule balsa rafts, all made of recycled metals and Corten steel. The humanoid sculptures are depicted as Ohlone people dressed in ceremonial attire, and positioned …

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Sculpture of Tule Balsa Rafts

Sculpture of Tule Balsa Rafts sculpture, 2017 ARTIST / JENNIFER RILEYClement Avenue at Entrance Rd / Google Link Tule balsa raft is made of recycled and Corten steel and designed to give the impression that it is emerging from the landscape and rowing through the water.

Willie Stargell Baseball Monument

Willie Stargell Baseball Monument Kinetic sculpture, 2014 ARTIST / Michael Bondi2600 5th St / Google Link A monument to Alameda and Encinal High School baseball legend, Willie Stargell, this sculpture features a Corten steel baseball and thematic plates.

Semi Ripples

Semi Ripples Kinetic sculpture, 2014 ARTIST / Jeffery LaudenslagerMariner Square / Google Link Semi Ripples is visually about water: concentric circles, wave patterns, the overlapping motion of curved shapes. It references wind and wing and branch and wave and the bow of a sailboat followed by its rhythmic wake.

Portal I

PORTAL ISCULPTURE, 2011 ARTIST / JILL TURMAN2099 Grand St / Google Link Portal, by artist Jill Turman, pays homage to the deep maritime history in Alameda.

Nautilus

NAUTILUSSCULPTURE, 2011 ARTIST / JILL TURMAN2099 Grand St / Google Link Nautilus, by artist Jill Turman, pays homage to the deep maritime history in Alameda.

Bright Ideas

BRIGHT IDEASMOSAIC MURAL, 2009 ARTIST / DELAINE HACKNEY2320 Blanding / Google Link Bright Ideas is a mosaic covering a the triple tiered ADA ramp wall at 2320 Blanding Avenue. The mosaic depicts bubbles, a face, and flowing hair in an effort to convey a feeling of airiness, innocence, lightheartedness, and also imagination and the emergence …

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Milestone

MILESTONEBRONZE SCULPTURE, 2008 ARTIST / MARSHA BROOK2513 Blanding Ave / Google Link Milestone is a bronze sculpture depicting a greyhound dog, which symbolizes the tender care and concern for all animals at Park Centre Animal Hospital.