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Glendale, California: Big Gold Mall Statue of D-Day Dead

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Americana at Brand mall

Address:
Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA
Directions:
At The Americana at Brand mall. Ventura Freeway/Hwy 134 to exits 7-A or 7-B. Turn south on Brand Blvd and drive eight blocks; the Americana will be on your right. The statue stands within a two-acre courtyard within the open-air mall. The Americana sprawls across several blocks and is across Central Ave. from the Glendale Galleria.
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Golden statue.

Big Gold Mall Statue of D-Day Dead

War dead statue is replicated and gold-coated in an outdoor courtyard at a mall.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [04/24/2008]
Glendale, California - New Golden Boy on the Continent
Spirit of American Youth - Golden Statue:

For years we've traced the wanderings of "Golden Boy," a gold-covered nude statue -- made in 1916 and originally named "Electricity" -- an AT&T mascot that's had several corporate homes in the New York City area.

[04/24/2008] Complete Story...

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