Perceptive people strolling down the boardwalk at La Jolla Shores beach might encounter something both unexpected and wonderful.
Decorating the north and south sides of the La Jolla Shores Lifeguard Station are colorful tile mosaic panels that depict the sun and sea. The public art is titled Shorelines.
Shorelines was installed in 2012, and was created by award-winning San Diego artist Mary Lynn Dominguez.
I really like this beachy artwork! It’s swirly and bubbly and captures the mood of the nearby beach. Looking at the panels is like glimpsing a bright, abstract world through horizonal windows.
You can learn more about Shorelines, which is part of San Diego’s Civic Art Collection, here!
At the front of the lifeguard station, facing the boardwalk, I also noticed a plaque. It remembers Ron Trenton.
The plaque is a bit corroded, as you can see in my photograph. It reads:
RON TRENTON
1945-1997
Gentleman, Scholar, Humorist, Friend, Lifeguard Extraordinare [sic]
“LOST AT SEA”
Now Comes the Lifeguard, Back to the Sea, Where He Found Action, Where He Found Peace, Where He Saved Others With Selfless Devotion and Where He Risked All With a Smile of Emotion
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