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# Mystery photo revealed
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/mystery-photo-revealed/
- Published: 2008-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:15:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Venice, #archive-import

Reader Ruta Empakeris correctly identified the image in this photo as a sculpture by Venice artist Laddie John Dill, placed at the entrance to the First Presbyterian Church on Second Street near Wilshire Boulevard. Empakeris will win a prize from the Daily Press.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041408.pdf?ref=smdp.com)