Famous Eagle for Sale One piece Red Wood. Is 7 ft tall, weight approximate 300 pounds $24,000
Located at Famous Artist Gallery in Tampa Florida
Spent it early years in famous Pennsylvania locations among
Philadelphia Eagles Football Club Christmas parties in 1996 and 1997
In 1984, during a trip to California with my terminally ill mother, we
passed a wood carving establishment in Monterey California. My mother
spotted a 13 foot tall moose carved from Redwood and immediately said
that that would look good in front of our house in Pennsylvania. Because
of it's odd address, visitors always had difficulty locating our
house. A compromise was made and the seven foot Eagle was purchased
instead. Unfortunately the Eagle did not arrive in Pennsylvania until
after my mother's death.
The Eagle spent its first years in Pennsylvania in the lobby of the
corporate offices of the Sports Factory, which was a chain of Health and
Racquetball clubs.
In the spring of 1995, the Eagle was moved to the Melange Restaurant and
Nightclub in the Warwick Hotel which was located on the corner of 17th
and Locust Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Melange sponsored and
hosted the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club Christmas parties in 1996
and 1997. The parties benefited the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Charity
and the Eagle acted as a symbolic "Christmas Tree" for the donated toys
to be placed around.
On July 9th, 1996 Melange was the official caterer for the Major League
Baseball All-Star Game and the Eagle stood guard at the entrance to the
catering tent at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
Also in 1996, the Eagle stood at the entrance to the country of Spain's
exhibition at the Fancy Food Show held that year at the Philadelphia
Convention Center.
Again in the fall of 1996, the Eagle was prominent at a press conference and dinner by President Bill Clinton at Melange.
Many celebrities and sports stars lined up to have their picture taken with the Eagle during its tenure at Melange.
In 1997, the eagle retired to the state of Florida. Belleair Beach
became its new home where the Eagle overlooked the Intercoastal Waterway
for the past 21 years. I believe it was about 2010 when it moved a
couple of houses closer to the point, to the location in which you found
it last night.
Sold To Artist Hongkongwillie in 2017
https://hongkongwillie.blogspot.com/2021/08/famous-key-west-artist.html
I am very grateful and appreciative that the Eagle has found a new home
with two very nice people, who although I have just met, I feel sure
will take excellent care.
It was a real pleasure to meet you . I wish you the very best and I hope that you will stay in touch.
Now For Sale in Tampa Florida at Hongkongwillie's
Philadelphia Eagles,
NovaCare Complex,
