A. W. Ross Statue at 677-699 South Curson Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

This bust statue is in a small patch of grass right across the street from the La Brea tar pits entrance, on the corner of Wilshire at Curson The bust says: "A. W. Ross. Founder and developer of the Miracle Mile. Vision to see. Wisdom to know. Courage to do."

Alvah Warren Ross better known as A.W. Ross (1878-1967) was the visionary realtor that made the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea Avenues into the Miracle Mile.

Thousands of people walk by this statue every day, never realizing how ingenious and enterprising this man was. Way before Ross's development of this area, Wilshire Boulevard was a dirt road filled with barley fields and cattle ranches.