These two days were plagued with bad weather (clouds & rain) so I’m lumping them together for this post.
This giant taco is located in Casey, IL — a town obsessed with giant things:
These giant wooden shoes are installed inside Whisk + Lollies Bakery and Candy Shoppe — also in Casey:
This fiberglass bull statue is at Mike Murphy Ford in Morton, IL:
This giant goat is in Gillespie, IL:
This statue came from a Shoney’s Big Boy in Charleston, SC. It is installed in the American Giants Museum in Atlanta, IL:
The restored Phillips 66 cowboy is installed outside the American Giants Museum in Atlanta:
“Big Ron” at the Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill in Springfield, IL was created by Mark Cline from a Big John supermarket mold with modifications to hold a giant sign above. The original statues had different faces and held grocery bags in their arms:
This former Howard Johnson’s motel “gatehouse” office is in Urbana, IL:
The former Icenogle Insurance Agency in Casey, IL:
The Dairy Bar in Sidney, IL:
This former Prince Castle Ice Cream is in Ottawa, IL:
This Maurie’s Candy sign inside Maddie Mae’s in Pekin, IL:
This Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop is in Galesburg, IL:
The Urban Artifacts store in Peoria, IL is full of vintage items and has several signs. You’ll find the Sandy’s Hamburgers sign, a Reddy Kilowatt sign, a Dairy Queen Little Miss sign, and a Big Boy statue at my website. But here are a few other signs:
The Ace Sign Company in Springfield, IL has about 90 vintage local signs installed in its museum. Here are just a few. This one is from a Steak ‘n Shake:
A giant Pepsi bottle cap sign with neon:
An opal glass sign:
… and a bunch of beautiful beer signs:
I’ll be back soon with loads more Illinois posts. The next few days were sunny!
Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs
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