Another great list from LA City Nerd, who has started compiling a roster of statues and busts found in the City of Los Angeles. (That includes Lincoln the Lawyer, above, erected in 1926 at Lincoln Park.)
Some of the ones that the 'Nerd highlights:
County Court House/Civic Center:
Joseph Scott
George Washington
Christopher Columbus
Staples Center:
Ervin "Magic" Johnson
Wayne Gretsky
Olvera Street:
Fr. Junipero Serra
Carlos III, King of Spain
Don Felipe de Neve
Carthay Circle:
Daniel O. McCarthy, Pioneer
Lincoln Park:
Emiliano Zapata
El Cura Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Florence Nightingale
Augustin Lara
Benito Juarez
Emperor Cuauhtemoc
Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon
Chinatown:
Jeanne d'Arc (at the French Hospital)
Dr. Sun Yat-sen
There, of course, are many more. The LA City Nerd also asks readers to help fill in the blanks.
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