List of Whaling Walls
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This is the list of Whaling Walls, large outdoor murals of whales and other sea life, that have been completed by the artist Wyland. The name is a pun on, but is otherwise unrelated to, the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem.
List of Whaling Walls:
| WW index | Name | Location | Dedicated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gray Whale and Calf | Laguna Beach, California | July 9, 1981 | Repainted 1986, Tiled 1996 |
| 02 | Young Gray Whale | Dana Point, California | March 20, 1982 | EXTINCT (removed), Relocated to R.H. Dana Elementary |
| 03 | Spyhopping | Marineland of the Pacific, Rancho Palos Verdes, California | June 27, 1984 | EXTINCT |
| 04 | The Gray Whale Family | White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | September 26, 1984 | Recently restored; will remain as a façade following demolition of the original building. |
| 05 | The Orcas of Puget Sound | Seattle, Washington | November 10, 1985 | EXTINCT |
| 06 | Hawaiian Humpbacks | Honolulu, Hawaii | April 21, 1985 | EXTINCT, recreated as WW 85 |
| 07 | California Gray Whales | Del Mar, California | July 6, 1985 | EXTINCT |
| 08 | Orcas | Granville and Pacific Streets, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | September 10, 1985 | |
| 09 | First Voyage | Oahu, Hawaii | February 4, 1986 | |
| 10 | Manatees | Orlando, Florida | 1986 | |
| 11 | First Born | Orlando, Florida | September 26, 1986 | Moved from SeaWorld |
| 12 | Laguna Coast | Laguna Beach, California | February 2, 1987 | Tiled 1996 |
| 13 | A-5 Pod | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | June 20, 1987 | |
| 14 | Sperm Whales | Funabashi, Japan | October 14, 1987 | |
| 15 | Dolphins of Makapuu Point | Sealife Park, Oahu, Hawaii | 1988 | |
| 16 | Orcas off Point Loma | San Diego, California | June 29, 1989 | |
| 17 | Bottlenose Dolphins | Stored in Osaka, Japan | August 27, 1989 | done for a 24 hour televised telethon in Tokyo, Japan |
| 18 | Sperm Whales of the Mediterranean | Nice, France | October 1989 | |
| 19 | Forbidden Reef | San Diego, California | July 9, 1990 | EXTINCT |
| 20 | Gray Whale Migration | San Diego, California | July 9, 1990 | EXTINCT |
| 21 | Washington Orcas | Tacoma, Washington | July 1990 | |
| 22 | Orca Heaven | Yamagata, Japan | 1990 | (Ceiling) |
| 23 | Bundaberg Humpback Family | Bundaberg, Australia | September 28, 1990 | |
| 24 | Humpback and Calf | Sydney, Australia | September 28, 1990 | |
| 25 | Humpbacks | Lamphere High School, Madison Heights, Michigan | October 8, 1990 | |
| 26 | Sperm Whales & Florida Keys Reef | Marathon, Florida | October 30, 1990 | |
| 27 | Minke Whales | Marathon, Florida | October 30, 1990 | |
| 28 | A Time for Conservation | Kauai, Hawaii | January 8, 1991 | |
| 29 | Humpbacks off the Pali Coast | Kauai, Hawaii | January 8, 1991 | |
| 30 | Maui Humpback Breaching | Lahaina, Hawaii | January 21, 1991 | EXTINCT |
| 31 | Gray Whale Migration | Redondo Beach, California | June 24, 1991 | |
| 32 | Whales | Taiji, Japan | August 1991 | |
| 33 | Planet Ocean | Long Beach, California | July 9, 1992 | Largest Mural in the World / Guinness Book of World Records |
| 34 | Ocean Biosphere | Oracle, Arizona | April 18, 1993 | EXTINCT |
| 35 | Orcas of the Oregon Coast | Portland, Oregon | May 9, 1993 | EXTINCT |
| 36 | Whales off the Coast of Maine | Portland, Maine | June 7, 1993 | |
| 37 | Isle of Shoals Humpbacks | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | June 14, 1993 | |
| 38 | Stellwagen Bank | Boston, Massachusetts | June 21, 1993 | EXTINCT |
| 39 | Finback Whales | Providence, Rhode Island | June 28, 1993 | EXTINCT |
| 40 | Inner City Whales | New York City | July 5, 1993 | |
| 41 | The Great Sperm Whales | New London, Connecticut | July 12, 1993 | Repainted 2007 |
| 42 | East Coast Humpbacks | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | July 19, 1993 | |
| 43 | Humpbacks off the Jersey Coast | Wildwood, New Jersey | July 26, 1993 | |
| 44 | Delaware Marine Mammals | Wilmington, Delaware | August 2, 1993 | |
| 45 | Dolphins-Small Tooth Whales | Washington, D.C. | August 9, 1993 | |
| 46 | Extinct Atlantic Gray Whales | Baltimore, Maryland | August 16, 1993 | |
| 47 | Humpbacks off the Virginia Coast | Norfolk, Virginia | August 23, 1993 | |
| 48 | Coastal Dolphins | Wilmington, North Carolina | August 30, 1993 | |
| 49 | Right Whales off the South Carolina Coast | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | September 6, 1993 | |
| 50 | Atlanta's Right Whales | Atlanta, Georgia | September 16, 1993 | |
| 51 | Florida's Dolphins | Sarasota, Florida | September 20, 1993 | |
| 52 | Florida's Living Reef | Key West, Florida | September 27, 1993 | The Waterfront Market (Caroline and William St.) |
| 53 | Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico | South Padre Island, Texas | March 14, 1994 | |
| 54 | Alaska's Marine Life | Anchorage, Alaska | August 8, 1994 | |
| 55 | Orcas A-30 Subpod | Vancouver, Canada | August 15, 1994 | |
| 56 | Vancover Island Orcas | Vancouver, Canada | August 15, 1994 | |
| 57 | Leap of Faith | Seattle, Washington | August 22, 1994 | |
| 58 | Orcas off the San Juan Islands | Seattle, Washington | August 22, 1994 | |
| 59 | Gray Whales off Oregon Coast | Newport, Oregon | August 29, 1994 | |
| 60 | Spyhopping Gray Whale | San Francisco, California | September 5, 1994 | |
| 61 | Grays off the San Francisco Coast | San Francisco, California | September 5, 1994 | EXTINCT |
| 62 | Celebrating Gray Whales | Hollywood, California | September 12, 1994 | EXTINCT |
| 63 | Life Size Blue Whales | Hollywood, California | September 12, 1994 | |
| 64 | San Diego Migration | San Diego, California | September 19, 1994 | |
| 65 | Friendly Grays of San Ignacio | Mexico City, Mexico | September 26, 1994 | EXTINCT |
| 66 | Free Keiko | Mexico City, Mexico | September 26, 1994 | EXTINCT, part of an agreement to free Keiko (Free Willy) |
| 67 | Earth Day Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | April 22, 1995 | |
| 68 | Pacific Realm | Laguna Beach, California | November 6, 1996 | Ceiling |
| 69 | The Blues Whales | New Orleans, Louisiana | May 3, 1997 | |
| 70 | Heavenly Waters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | September 1, 1997 | |
| 71 | Our Ocean Family | Apple Valley, Minnesota | September 8, 1997 | |
| 72 | Whale Commuters | Milwaukee County Courthouse Annex, over northbound lanes of I-43, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | September 15, 1997 | Mural demolished May 3, 2006 during removal of Courthouse Annex and Marquette Interchange reconstruction; small portions of mural with adult & baby dolphin and "Wyland" signature installed at northern portal of the Kilbourn Tunnel at I-43 Northbound in February 2007 |
| 73 | The Windy Whales | Chicago, Illinois | September 22, 1997 | |
| 74 | Orcas Passage | Indianapolis, Indiana | September 29, 1997 | |
| 75 | Song of the Whales | Cleveland, Ohio | October 6, 1997 | |
| 76 | Whale Tower | Detroit, Michigan | October 13, 1997 | EXTINCT |
| 77 | Eye of the Whale | Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 21, 1997 | EXTINCT |
| 78 | Florida's Marine Life | Burdines Department Store, 22 East Flagler St., Miami, Florida | May 4, 1998 | |
| 79 | Santa Monica's Marine Life | Santa Monica, California | August 25, 1998 | (Relocated to Santa Monica Pier) |
| 80 | World of Ocean Life | Salt Lake City, Utah | September 7, 1998 | |
| 81 | Atlantic Humpback Whales | Niagara Falls, New York | September 29, 1998 | |
| 82 | Ocean Life | Dallas, Texas | April 16, 1999 | |
| 83 | Race to Save the Ocean | Honolulu, Hawaii | June 12, 1999 | Two racing hulls painted America's Cup Racing Yacht Abracadabra 2000 |
| 84 | New Zealand Marine Life | New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Auckland, New Zealand | October 15, 1999 | |
| 85 | New Millennium | Pacifica Airport Center, 3049 Ualena Street, Honolulu, Hawaii | December 15, 1999 | Re-creation of WW 6 |
| 86 | Manatee Sanctuary | Homosassa Springs, Florida | October 23, 2000 | |
| 87 | Florida's Radiant Reef | Marathon, Florida | March 9, 2001 | |
| 88 | Marine Life of the Gulf | Destin, Florida | October 17, 2001 | |
| 89 | Humpback Realm | NAVY Exchange, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | December 2002 | |
| 90 | Palau's Blue Corner | International Airport, Palau | February 2003 | Companion mural at the Etpison Museum |
| 91 | Guam's Ocean Life | Guam International Airport, Hagatna, Guam | February 19, 2004 | |
| 92 | Baja Tranquility | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | August 8, 2005 | |
| 93 | Great Whales of New Bedford | New Bedford, Massachusetts | October 20, 2005 | |
| 94 | Ride the Tide | Del Mar, California | June 24, 2006 | |
| 95 | Key Largo, Florida | February 12, 2007 | 4 sided Penske Rentals building; Dr. Guy Harvey contributed |
