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   Wellesley Park lion statue.
 


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Caption:   Wellesley Park lion statue (1990). Wellesley Park was the first subdivision located west of El Camino in Redwood City. The exclusive development of 153 lots was developed by the Wellesley Land and Improvement Company, and was bounded by Edgewood Road, El Camino, Arlington Road, and Hudson Street. Shown in this photograph is one of the abyssinian lion statues that were placed at Wellesley Crescent, the circular street at the east entrace of the subdivision, in 1889. The pair of lion statues are still standing in Wellesley Crescent Park today.
     
Photo Date:   1990
     
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   Redwood City Public Library
     
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Monuments

Subdivisions -- Redwood City, CA

Parks -- Redwood City, CA
 
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