Beloved sandcastle artist booted from California beach by luxury hotel after nearly 20 years

For astir 2 decades, families posed for photos beside his towering sandcastles, couples got engaged successful beforehand of them, and vacation visitors returned twelvemonth aft twelvemonth to spot what helium would physique next.

Now, the antheral affectionately known arsenic "The Sandcastle Man" is nary longer gathering connected the agelong of Southern California formation wherever helium became a Coronado fixture.

Hotel del Coronado confirmed to Fox News Digital that it and soil creator Bill Pavlacka "have parted ways" effectual Feb. 5, ending his astir 20-year tally crafting elaborate sculptures connected Coronado Beach extracurricular the historical resort.

"We tin corroborate that Hotel del Coronado and The Sandcastle Man person parted ways effectual February 5. We privation The Sandcastle Man continued success," a edifice spokesperson said successful a connection provided to Fox News Digital.

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Bill Pavlacka, known arsenic "The Sandcastle Man," poses beside 1 of his soil sculptures connected Coronado Beach successful California. The longtime formation fixture precocious parted ways with the Hotel del Coronado aft astir 2 decades gathering connected the resort’s beachfront. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

The edifice did not supply immoderate further details astir the decision.

Pavlacka’s soil creations, ranging from whimsical vacation displays to customized wedding proposals, day tributes and day messages person long-drawn crowds on the iconic shoreline adjacent to San Diego.

The circumstances surrounding his departure were elaborate successful a missive and interrogation quotes reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune, arsenic good arsenic successful statements Pavlacka shared connected societal media.

The Union-Tribune reported that Pavlacka was formally notified successful a missive from the hotel’s quality resources manager that helium was nary longer permitted to run connected edifice property. According to the newspaper, the missive said that successful caller months a caller incidental had travel to airy "involving depletion of alcohol, resulting successful a antagonistic impermanent experience."

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A sandcastle sculpture created by Bill Pavlacka sits connected Coronado Beach successful Southern California with the Hotel del Coronado successful the background. Pavlacka has built connection displays, vacation scenes and customized creations on the beachfront for astir 20 years. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

Pavlacka denied that allegation successful an interrogation with the Union-Tribune.

"There was nary alcohol. I don’t portion intoxicant retired there," helium said. "I asked the edifice feline who complained, ‘Did you spot maine drinking?’ He said, ‘We’re not going to spell there.’ If they privation maine retired of there, that’s OK. I’m not going to combat and reason with them."

The Union-Tribune besides reported the missive stated Pavlacka was "no longer permitted to run ‘The Sandcastle Man’ oregon immoderate different concern connected the premises of the Hotel del Coronado… explicitly including the Hotel’s beach."

The paper further reported that the edifice owns portions of the beachfront and, citing the California Coastal Commission, has the close to power that spot truthful agelong arsenic nationalist entree is not denied.

Pavlacka told the Union-Tribune helium believes the determination whitethorn person been influenced by messages helium sometimes carved into his sculptures. The paper reported the edifice missive said that arsenic a information of operating connected the hotel's formation property, Pavlacka's sandcastle contented was to beryllium "neutral" and "free of governmental oregon arguable messages."

Pavlacka said helium had incorporated phrases specified arsenic "I judge successful state of speech" and "I emotion democracy," on with a punctuation attributed to Mark Twain: "Get your facts first, past you tin distort them arsenic you please." 

He said the messages were interpreted arsenic political.

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The historical Hotel del Coronado is seen successful Coronado, Calif. The beachfront edifice confirmed it has "parted ways" with longtime soil sculpture creator Bill Pavlacka, known locally arsenic "The Sandcastle Man." (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)

"The edifice ever says I bash not enactment for them, but they kicked maine disconnected the property," helium told the Union-Tribune. "But I person tremendous enactment successful San Diego and astir each the feedback I’ve gotten is positive. So I can’t recognize wherefore each of a abrupt things changed."

Local supporters echoed that sentiment.

"Bill is hardworking and quiescent and ne'er person we ever seen him drinking," Kimberly Weed told the Coronado Times. "This is simply a immense nonaccomplishment for the radical of San Diego, and everyone loves ‘The Sandcastle Man.’ Bring him backmost and admit the joyousness it brings radical from each implicit the world."

Ken Fitzgerald told the outlet, "There is thing controversial, overmuch little offensive, astir a punctuation from 1 of America’s top authors astir the value of information and nonsubjective world successful our nation’s civic life."

Pavlacka addressed the divided successful a Facebook post.

"After astir 2 decades, Hotel del Coronado and I person parted ways. Building sandcastles successful beforehand of the hotel, and gathering guests from each implicit the world, has meant everything to me," helium wrote.

"While I’m saddened this section has ended, I’m excited for greater originative state ahead," helium added, directing supporters to find him "just northbound of the main lifeguard operation connected Coronado Beach."

The San Diego skyline from Centennial Park successful Coronado, Calif. (Christopher A. Jones via Getty Images)

In his interrogation with the Union-Tribune, Pavlacka said helium plans to proceed gathering sandcastles elsewhere.

"I won’t springiness up, I’ll inactive physique sandcastles. It whitethorn not beryllium here, it volition beryllium somewhere," helium said.

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Pavlacka besides publishes a terms database connected "The Sandcastle Man" website. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Pavlacka for further comment.