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Who is memorialized in a statue in your town or city?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by YankeeFan, Sep 9, 2013.

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  1. Amy

    Amy Well-Known Member

    My hometown has lots of statues other than the one of Mary Richards, including one of a sports journalist.

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    (Sid Hartman)
     
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    Amy, Sep 11, 2013
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  2. Wenders

    Wenders Well-Known Member

    My family and I passed this on a road trip to California: the world's largest pistachio in Alamogordo, NM:

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  3. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Every Screaming Eagle in history.

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    three_bags_full, Sep 11, 2013
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  4. ColdCat

    ColdCat Well-Known Member

    as we have delved into the realm of some non-human statuary, I would be remiss if I didn't bring up a Jacksonville landmark, Rex, The Beach Blvd. Dinosaur.

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    Initially part of a mini-golf course, the statue remained when the putt-putt place closed years ago. A new shopping center grew up around it and to this day Rex stands guard over Beach Blvd., and has become a beloved Southside landmark, because it is the only even semi-interesting thing about Southside.
     
    ColdCat, Sep 12, 2013
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  5. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    It was loyal to both sides - loyal to the Confederacy and loyal to the Union. I had folks on both sides.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Sep 12, 2013
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  6. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    Does the one of Truett Cathy sitting on a bench in front of Truett's Grill count?
     
    novelist_wannabe, Sep 12, 2013
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  7. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    A statue of Sid Hartman.
    I am gobsmacked.
     
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    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Sep 12, 2013
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  8. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    I don't live in Wisconsin, but in Verona they memorialize the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with nine holes of golf for $9.11.
     
    Buck, Sep 12, 2013
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  9. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    There should be a statue of Truett Cathy the size of the Statue of Liberty somewhere, or at least put him on Stone Mountain. Love me some Chick-fil-A.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Sep 12, 2013
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  10. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Truett Cathy at least deserves his own line of gay sex toys.
     
    Versatile, Sep 12, 2013
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  11. Shelbyville Manhattan

    Shelbyville Manhattan Well-Known Member

    Why, me, of course:

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    Shelbyville Manhattan, Sep 14, 2013
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  12. rico_the_redneck

    rico_the_redneck Member

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    Several around town now, but this statue of the former Atlanta Constitution editor has been on Marietta Street since 1892.


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    This Confederate fellow is out in my neck of the woods.
     
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    rico_the_redneck, Sep 14, 2013
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