What Happened To The Angel Sculptures?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The population of winged guardians in the City of Angels is not what it was.
A downtown Los Angeles resident is trying to find out what happened to dozens of terra-cotta angel sculptures that once adorned a landmark downtown building that was demolished in 1969.
Local historian and urban anthropologist Eric Lynxwiler told the Los Angeles Times that he bought one of the 1 1/2-ton sculptures from an Orange County family who had purchased it after the Richfield Building was pulled down.
The black, art-deco tower, which served as the headquarters for Richfield Oil, was adorned with 40 golden angels wearing roman helmets and breastplates.
After they were stripped from the building, which was demolished to make way for a high-rise complex, the angels were offered for sale for $100.
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