Mystery at 33rd Street in Pittsburgh

I've been meaning to write about this for a month and just have gotten distracted. In late September 2018, I had to be in Bloomfield for a doctor appointment.

On my way back home, driving through the Strip District, I saw these statues. They were sitting at the corner of 33rd Street and Penn Avenue. It's an off-the-beaten-track kind of place.

The statues are right there visible to passing traffic. The property at 33rd appears to belong to Blue Diamond Vodka. There were also picnic benches and a vegetable garden across from the offices at the dead end of 33rd.

But where did these statues come from? And why are they watching traffic on Penn Avenue?

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