Gospodor Monument Park

The Gospodor Monument Park is very reminiscent of the Middle Ages. It adds a sophistication to Christianity. There is a compass surrounding symbols of Christ.
But too often I miss it. You have to really pay attention to see it. It looking it up to even learn about it.
This is a fun part of the five.

I love it because it’s completely random.
What the hell.
Apparently, the man who spent $ 1 million on this passed away in 2010, and didn’t care what anyone had to say. Go him!
Keep Toledo weird!

Random monument by the side of the highway.
Large and small and random things sticking up out of the ground.
No way to get there to check it out on foot…
Something too look forward to while doing the drive between Seattle and Portland!

It’s weird. I drive past this, it distracts Me, and I want to then crash. It’s v. v. weird.
There are what I can only assume to be religious or pseudo-​religious symbols atop large poles with what appears to be faux-​Christmas Tree ribbing beneath them.
One day I’ll stop. When you pass them, don’t look directly at them … they can turn you to stone. Or into a car wreck.
I’m all for bizarre distraction, though. :)

The draw to this place is that it drew you here. Nothing else, not sure why it is out in the middle of nowhere. It does serev as a chance for you to get out and stretch you legs as you survey the lack of beauty or purpose. Now you have seen it as you are driving and maybe this will be a good party story for you to bring up next time that you have the room’s attention.

…I don’t get it.
Something to look at on the drive down to Portland from Seattle though… Still, very very strange.

I suppose this sculpture park is open to interpretation. Mine is that Jesus is giving I-​5 drivers the middle finger (the shorter sculptures are the knuckles). Its something to look at while cruising by at 70 mph, anyway.

Just plain bizarre!
After driving past this monument a number of times I still can’t catch quite a safe glimpse of what the hell or who the hell is on these pedestals. Just like billboards and bumper stickers, who thinks it’s a safe idea to capture the attention of people driving cars? And of course, each time I drive by I slow down a little and stare. So dumb!
From what I understand there are (or were — it looks some some are gone) statues of Jesus, Native Americans, and I read that another person was representative of Holocaust victims? Not sure what the message is supposed to be here but I guess if it weren’t for this random road art, the drive to PDX would be a teeny bit more boring.

What the hell is this thing anyway? Seriously, I remember when they put this up… I saw piece after piece go in to place as I would travel back and forth from PDX to SEA on I-​5 and it would just make me wonder… why?
Jesus? Holocaust victims? Native Americans? A weather vane? Mother Teresa? This is an odd collection
All I know is that in the middle of nowhere BFE SW Washington along the interstate sits an almost forgotten but always seen monument that nobody seems to know anything about.
Why?

The center monument is a tribute to Mother Teresa, western monument a tribute to Holocaust victims and the eastern monument a tribute to Native Americans.
To visit take exit 63, turn east and take first right (Camus Rd) for about one mile.
The creator, Dominic Gospodor, died in Sept 2010. The gate to the base of the monument is locked and it doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore.

from
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You can get up close and personal with the monuments by taking the I-​5 exit north of the park, then heading south on the eastside frontage road — approximately a mile or two. There is a turnout/​parking area, and a walk-​through gate to access the park. To return to I-​5 I suggest you return north to the same exit.

I’m sure you’ve seen this curious kludge to the side of I-​5, just south of Chehalis, and wondered WTF is this?
These bizarre statues are the brainchild of Seattle millionaire Dominic Gospodor. His park is some kind of homage to Jesus Christ, Mother Teresa, Chief Seattle and a couple other historical figures (on much smaller pedestals).
I just find this monument park weird. The statues are of varying sizes and shapes. There doesn’t seem to be an overall theme. And what’s the significance of the double-​cone shape on the pedestal of one of those statues?
What I also think is odd is that if these monuments were such a big deal to Mr. Gospodor that he plunked them down by I-​5, why didn’t he also provide a way for people to get to the «park» and stop and view the monuments?
If you have the money, I guess, you can do anything you want regardless of what anybody else thinks!