Statue of Candlestick Park's Patron Saint, St. Francis, Moved Into Storage
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A 27-foot-tall statue of St. Francis that kept watch over Candlestick Park is moving into storage until a new home can be found.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday that for four decades, the cast-concrete and steel-reinforced statue of St. Francis kept watch over 49ers football and Giants baseball fans just outside the gates of Candlestick.
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Crews continue work on the demolition of Candlestick Park, June 30, 2015, in San Francisco. Very little remains of the park. Developers plan for houses, a hotel and a shopping center to be built.
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A welcome gate stands as crews continue work on the demolition of Candlestick Park, June 30, 2015, in San Francisco.
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An abstract sculpture representing St. Francis, the patron saint of San Francisco, and a section of seating still stand as demolition continues at Candlestick Park May 14, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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The NBC Bay Area chopper flew over what’s left of Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Monday, June 1, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition crews at work inside Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work at Candlestick Park about to begin in this aerial photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
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Demolition work continues at Candlestick Park. May 4, 2015
But now the park is gone, making way for a shopping center and hotel on the site of the demolished stadium.
So the beloved statute is going into storage across the bay in Oakland until it can return to the Hunters Point Shipyard neighborhood. That may not happen until 2018, said Dave Satterfield, a spokesman for developer Lennar Urban.
The estimated cost to move and refurbish the statue is $150,000 to $200,000.
