Day 22: the Indiana Marathon Continues

This giant ear of corn is at the Wilson Farm Market in Arcadia:

This elephant statue in Peru was mass-produced by Plycrete. More of them at my website here: https://www.roadarch.com/critters/ele.html#Barbour

This orangutan is in Delphi. More of these guys at my website here: https://www.roadarch.com/critters/apes2.html#Olin

This praying mantis, named KokoMantis, is in Kokomo:

This pocket watch headstone is in Greentown:

This former Enco station is in Logansport:

The Caston School Corporation is in Rochester:

This sign is at the Triple XXX drive-in in West Lafayette:

This Masonic sign with backlit glass globes is in Fairmount:

This sign in Kokomo has rare embossed metal panels. Unfortunately, the neon is gone:

This former A&W in Logansport (that’s where the neon below came from, I think) is now a BK Root Beer drive-in. I’ve got 4 full pages of BK drive-ins here:
https://www.roadarch.com/eateries/rbeerbk.html

This one is in Kokomo:

Another big deal in Indiana: Penguin Point. All of their locations closed in 2023. Many are still vacant and some of the signs survive like this one in Plymouth. There was a neon penguin sign on top of the sign which is gone now.

One more big chain in Indiana: Pizza King. I’ve got a bunch here: https://www.roadarch.com/eateries/in2.html

This one is in Marion:

… and this one in Kokomo. This sign was at another location in town and when they moved, this sign was brought to the new place:

A one-off: Budge’s Drive-in in Lafayette:

Probably not all that old — but this one is in Rochester:

The Suburban Lanes in Tipton opened in 1960. By 2023, this loopy, cheap LED tubing was added to the pins:

Another one-off in Peru:

This one is at the New Moon Bar & Grill in Marion:

This one is at Best’s Bowling Center in Monticello:

The Himark is in Kokomo:

This sign is in Marion:

This sign is inside Grindstone Charley’s restaurant in Kokomo:

And lastly, a wonderful skeleton sign in Marion. Usually, these panel-less signs are installed in windows but maybe this one was always on the building:

Back soon with ever more Indiana.

Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs

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