A beloved Tarzana landmark featuring Charles Schulz’s iconic “Peanuts” cartoon characters is getting a long-necessary facelift, thanks to the efforts of…
A beloved Tarzana landmark featuring Charles Schulz’s iconic “Peanuts” cartoon characters is getting a long-necessary facelift, thanks to the efforts of one Snoopy fan on a mission. But it wasn’t easy.
"At first, I thought, ‘Well, they’ll fix it. They’ll come along and fix this,’” said Donovan. “It’ll be fine.”But then, nearly three years passed, said Donovan, and despite contacting the school, the city’s department of transportation, and even some council members, no one seemed interested enough to do anything.
What Donovan found was that the drawings – featuring all the favorite characters, including Charlie, Lucy, Linus, Sally, and Snoopy – were original designs, sketched and signed by Schulz himself. The panels on the bridge – scarred now with graffiti – are public works of art, owned by the artists’ foundation, based in Santa Rosa, California.In his research, Donovan discovered that Schulz knew a PTA member at the elementary school personally, and drew the sketches as a favor.
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