This circa early 1950s photo shows what a vivid splash of color the Pacific Electric Red Cars added to the Los Angeles cityscape. This one was heading south at the top end of Highland Ave outside the Hollywood Bowl. The GRUEN TIME clock we can see behind it is long gone, but the iconic sculpture next to it is still with us.
The sculpture is called “Muse of Music, Dance, Drama” and was created by George Stanley, who also designed the Oscar statue for the Academy Awards. This image is from February 2021:
This is roughly the same view in February 2021:
Thanks for giving me the name of George Stanley. I love not only the statue, but the entire base upon which it sits. George truly gave us two Los Angeles icons in the Muse and Oscar.
A different view of the Gruen Time clock can be seen here.
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Thanks Johnny!