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John Ehn was born 125 years ago. He worked as a wildlife trapper for many years before settling down and opening a motel, the Old Trapper's Lodge, in California. In the late 1940s he began filling the property with his sculptures of prospectors, Gold Rush women, and bloody battles of settlers vs. Indians vs. wildlife. When Ehn died in the early 1980s his sculptures were considered so valuable that they were moved to the Woodland Hills grounds of nearby Pierce College and declared a California Cultural Landmark. Times have changed, and the college now views the statues as offensive and wants them gone. They're still an official Landmark, so they have to be safely moved somewhere -- but where no one knows.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 09/15/2022]Old Trapper's Lodge Statues:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 7100 El Rancho Drive, Woodland Hills, CA
- Directions:
- West edge of Pierce College campus, just east of the stables, in a stand of trees just west of the parking lot on the north side of El Rancho Drive. Currently overgrown and difficult to access.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Bearded old prospector made of foam promotes an abandoned roadside mini golf. He held a hammer and a pick ax, but the pick has fallen apart and the hammer is drooping.
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Mallard Lake Golf Center
- Address:
- 4238 Sawtelle Ave, Yuba City, CA
- Directions:
- South of Oswald Rd, east side of Hwy 99.
- Hours:
- Statue visible from street. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
The prospector used to stand atop a building; now he welcomes Brooks Tower residents home.
[Meg Zorn, 03/11/2020]The Old Prospector: 12 Feet Tall:- Address:
- 1020 15th St., Denver, CO
- Directions:
- West edge of downtown, on the south side of 15th St., midway between Arapahoe and Curtis Sts.
- Golden, Colorado - Banks Building - Another Leap Year Landmark
Recently it has been discovered that across Prospectors Alley from the historic Loveland Cottage another building, first reported under construction the same day of February 29, 1860 in the Western Mountaineer newspaper, still stands. Now known as the home of Banks Insurance (a firm with roots back to 1893), at 711 12th Street, its more modern outside conceals beneath the little log cabin of L. and D. Simpson, which is now the Banks reception room.
Fortunately there are no qualms about historically recognizing a place that just turned 38; this building was already a designated landmark when this new information was found. Now Golden has two Leap Year landmarks.
[Richard Gardner, 01/11/2014]Leap Year Landmark Buildings:- Address:
- 711 and 717 12th St., Golden, CO
- Directions:
- Just east of Washington Ave, at 12th St and Prospector's Alley.
- Idaho Springs, Colorado - Decayed Prospector
A decayed fiberglass lumberjack or prospector stands outside a store/home on the route to Mt Evans.
[Chip D, 04/09/2015]Decayed Miner Statue:- Address:
- 608 Chicago Creek Rd, Idaho Springs, CO
- Directions:
- I-70 exit 240, then drive south a half-mile on Hwy 103/Chicago Creek Rd. The statue is on the right, next to the highway, but it can be somewhat hidden behind parked cars and random junk.
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The sculpture was originally placed at the top of the Colorado Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building.