S.S. Empress of Japan Figurehead Replica

The wooden figurehead of the Empress of Japan rises seven feet tall, featuring a fierce, gilded dragon with emerald eyes carved into its chest. It once adorned the bow of the Canadian Pacific steamship that crossed the Pacific Ocean between nineteen twenty-two and nineteen twenty-six. After the ship was retired, the local park board saved this carving from the scrap heap. It now stands as a colorful, weathered landmark, watching over the harbor where its namesake vessel once docked to unload passengers.