Day 22: More Illinois

Let’s start with some statues. This Abraham Lincoln in Ashmore is about 72 feet tall. It was built in 1968 and has fallen on hard times:

This Lincoln is in Charleston — carved from a tree stump:

This marble John F. Kennedy sculpture is installed at a cemetery in Taylorville:

This fiberglass statue was installed in front of Chillbilly’s (now a Krekel’s) in Macon in 2011. This is a Mark Cline copy of an International Fiberglass statue. More about these statues at my website here: https://www.roadarch.com/giants/if14men.html

I believe this hand with globe in Pana was originally installed at Skate World in Kankakee. Three pages of giant hands at my website here: https://www.roadarch.com/mim/hands.html

This giant rose was installed at a gas station in Pana (the “City of Roses”) last year:

This chicken car is one of two that are installed at the Krekel’s Custard in Mount Zion. More chicken cars at my site here:

https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdscars.html

Overlook Adventure Park in Decatur has a zoo-themed mini golf — lots of great statues:

This building is in Taylorville:

The Roseland Theatre is in Pana:

A detail from the Macon County Courthouse in Decatur:

The Mueller Co. building from 1961 in Decatur:

A mosaic at the Mueller entrance featuring their products and earlier locations:

The only still-operating location – in Arcola:

This Krekel’s Kustard walk-up stand in Decatur is from the 1950s. The sign originally had neon:

This building, currently vacant, in Decatur originally housed a Spudnuts. It housed several other donut shops after that:

A former Phillips 66 gas station in Decatur:

This liquor store sign is in Charleston:

The Silverfross Drive-in in Decatur became Elam’s Drive-in in 1954. The building was demolished in 1989 but this sign is located inside a local antiques store: