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Tom Sachs’ Giant Wind-up Hello Kitty – New York City
In: Characters|New York
29 Jan 2010Location: Lever House 390 Park Ave, New York City Photos Taken: November 2009 A giant steel wind-up Hello Kitty, the work of Tom Sachs stands in the courtyard of Lever House in New York City. For more Information: Tom Sachs Lever House Art Collection Lever House – Wikipedia
Location: Marathon Gas Station – Highway 1274 Wellington, KY Photos Taken: May 2009 Spotted this giant bull while away on a motorcycle trip in Kentucky. As our group of motorcycles approached the bull I saw helmets look to me to see if I was going to stop. I didn’t. At our next pull off a [...]
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Location: Plumb Perfect – 1032 Middle Country Road, Selden, NY Photos Taken: January 2010 This giant faucet sits above the doorway of Plumb Perfect in Selden. It’s appearance may be sadly short lived. The storefront is out of business as of January 2010. I’m glad I got to snap a picture of it before it [...]
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- Tags: faucet, Long Island, New York, selden
Good Eats: The Hot Grill- Clifton, New Jersey
In: Diners|New Jersey
27 Jan 2010“World’s Tastiest Texas Weiners” Location: The Hot Grill – 669 Lexington Ave. Clifton, NJ Photos Taken: February 2009 We’d passed the Hot Grill dozens of time while visiting my Aunt who lived just up the block in Clifton, NJ. It wasn’t until her passing that I’d stopped in to experience the grill for myself. It [...]
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- Tags: Clifton, diner, hot dog, New Jersey, Signs
Roadside Stuff: Giant Solo Cup – Augusta, Ga.
26 Jan 2010Location: Solo Cup Company Plant – 1550 Wrightsboro Rd. Augusta, Gs. Photos Taken: January 2010 More Information: Augusta Chronicle Agility Nut – Giant Cups Roadside America – Solo cup
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- Traveler: There is a Futuro house on display at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in New Zealand. see: http [...]
- Fuzzygalore: I don't know! Agilitynut.com ( http://www.agilitynut.com/giants/memm.html ) refers to something call [...]
- wendyvee: He's cool . . . do you know what/where he originally came from? [...]
- Roadside Giant: Nipper the Dog at Plessers in Babylon | Fuzzygalore.com - Girlie Motorcycle Blog: [...] is also a giant Nipper on top of the Arnoff Moving Company building in Albany, NY. If you̵ [...]
- Fuzzygalore: Hi Susan :) Isn't it just great? Apparently there was a "twin" station in Neptune NJ at one time. ht [...]
- Roadside Giant: Big Boyz Fiberglass Man
- Ghost Ad: Funeral Director Undertaker – Danbury, Connecticut
- Roadside Sculpture: Metal Rim Auto-Wrecker Man – E. Patchogue, NY
- Jamesport Auto Service, Vintage Flying A Gas Pump – Long Island
- Vintage Neon Sign: Willits Rexall Drugs, California
- Vintage Neon Sign: Parker Drugs Rexall – Leeds, Alabama
- Ghost Ad: Ballard’s Obelisk Flour, Ballard’s Insurance – Birmingham, Alabama
- Rooftop Metal Piggie – Leeds, Alabama
- Woohoo! Hampton Hotels’ Save-A-Landmark® Program
- Muffler Man: GCR Tire Man – Birmingham, Alabama