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| "Aspiration" a statue of silent movie actor Rudolph Valentino was sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham and erected in DeLongpre Park in Hollywood on May 5, 1930 |
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| The inscription on the base of "Aspiration" |
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| In 1979, another statue dedicated to Rudolph Valentino was erected in the park, this time a bust sculptured by Richard Ellis |
For an interesting (if not downright bizarre) history of the park and these statues, visit Hollywoodland
looks like someone rubbed all the GOLD off the statue of Valentino ?
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