Changes To The Big Wave Sculpture In Santa Monica
Steps from my office is the wave-like sculpture you see below that crosses Wilshire Blvd (at Franklin) in front of our door.
THE BIG WAVE sculpture in Santa Monica was created by artist Tony DeLap in 1989. It's been described as "an iconic gateway to Santa Monica".
For the past couple of months there has been a flutter of activity around The Big Wave with traffic cones, city workers teetering on man-lifts and bulb removed and replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting.
I had no idea it originally LIT UP! This week's local paper The Argonaut wrote that it had deteriorated so much that it was suffering from rust and corrosion and the original lighting system had not been functional for a very long time.
The new lighting system uses a mere 50 watts of energy in total!
If you're in Santa monica near my office, you can see this beautiful newly restored landmark in it's full glory a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise.
If it's raining, my office has a great view of The Big Wave so come visit me and I'll put on the coffee!
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