From Columbus to Chávez: L.A.'s disappearing, disfigured, displaced statues
- Posted on April 2, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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From Columbus to Chávez: L.A.'s disappearing, disfigured, displaced statues

Statues in L.A. are not as immobile as you’d think. They’re here, they’re there, they move from pedestal to pedestal. Sometimes they disappear altogether.