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Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, California.
From the website:
Desert Christ Park was dedicated on Easter Sunday, 1951. The first sculpture (on the hill above the Evangelical church) is a three-ton, ten-foot high statue of Christ with his arms raised in blessing. For the following ten years, the sculptor, Mr. Antone Martin, a former aircraft worker, created the many pieces of statuary that now comprise the park. The larger-than-lifesize groups and individual figures express Antone Martin’s dedication to the concept of peace and good will on earth, and his hope that his works may bring mankind together in peace and love for one another and for Christ.
Martin died in 1961 after completing more than 50 figures, one of which is a massive concrete bas-relief of the Lord’s Supper, weighing approximately 125 tons, and measuring 20 feet tall and 30 feet wide. All of the statuary is made of steel-reinforced concrete, hand-finished with a white paint/plaster mixture. The individual figures weigh anywhere from three to sixteen tons each. ana m. on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, California,
From the website:
Desert Christ Park was dedicated on Easter Sunday, 1951. The first sculpture (on the hill above the Evangelical church) is a three-ton, ten-foot high statue of Christ with his arms raised in blessing. For the following ten years, the sculptor, Mr. Antone Martin, a former aircraft worker, created the many pieces of statuary that now comprise the park. The larger-than-lifesize groups and individual figures express Antone Martin’s dedication to the concept of peace and good will on earth, and his hope that his works may bring mankind together in peace and love for one another and for Christ.
Martin died in 1961 after completing more than 50 figures, one of which is a massive concrete bas-relief of the Lord’s Supper, weighing approximately 125 tons, and measuring 20 feet tall and 30 feet wide. All of the statuary is made of steel-reinforced concrete, hand-finished with a white paint/plaster mixture. The individual figures weigh anywhere from three to sixteen tons each. etacar11 on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
My Aunt Elsie is getting up there in years, but is still sharp as a tack. etacar11 on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
I think this is a Joshua tree, but I'm not an expert.
We were visiting my Aunt Elsie in Yucca Valley when I took this. I think it was in a restaurant parking lot after lunch. ponway1965 on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Yucca Valley, CA - Twenty-nine Palms Hwy - 1986 ponway1965 on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
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Yucca Inn Motel,
Yucca Valley,
California
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So, we had some minor car trouble on our trip. Here they are at French's in Yucca Valley replacing our ignition switch and distributor and tuning up the beast for the long drive home. EllenJo on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Yucca valley CA. Thank God this VW shop was open. EllenJo on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Meredith's dream car! A type 3. Out back of French's VW Repair, Yucca Valley, Calif. EllenJo on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
Field of many VW transaxles. EllenJo on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
While we were waiting for our car to be repaired they allowed us to wander around out back and check out their collection of old VWs, parts, etc. It was like a museum. EllenJo on Flickr: Posted a Photo 
VW graveyard behind French's VW Repair, in Yucca Valley, CA. The guys at this shop were great. |
