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| Cows & Bulls (page 1) |
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| Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy Building Detroit, MI |
Purple Cow Corral Dooms, VA |
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The Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy Building features a giant cow head on its roof. The cow was meant to resemble "Elsie" the Borden Cow. The former ice cream stand has been closed for many years but was restored for the filming of "8 Mile" in 2002. It has remained vacant since then. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.
The Purple Cow Corral was known as the Skyview Ice Cream stand when it was built in 1964. The cow statue came from a dairy in Charlottesville, VA. It's not known what happened to the rest of the body. The cow head has been around since at least the 1970s. I believe this place is now closed. The street it is located on is known as Purple Cow Road. For more, see this website. |
| Cow Heads Puyallup, WA |
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| These Cow Heads are installed at the entrance to the Western Washington Fairgrounds. Does anyone know how long they have been there? |
| Holland Farms Bakery & Deli Yorkville, NY |
Perkins Restaurant Tunkhannock, PA |
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The first Holland Farms Bakery and Dairy Bar opened in 1955. In 1966, the company moved here. This billboard sign was built in 1956 and is located in the store's parking lot. The cows on the sign are known as Cupcake and Chuckie. For more, see their website.
The Perkins Restaurant cow heads sign is probably much more modern since the restaurant does not appear that old. On the other hand, the sign might be older if it was installed by a previous business. I don't know of any other Perkins restaurants with this sign. |
| Orange County Fairgrounds Middletown, NY |
Buckhorn Museum & Saloon San Antonio, TX |
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The Orange County Fairgrounds cow head seems to be a different shape from the others shown here. I have no idea how old it is.
The Buckhorn Museum & Saloon building features seven animal heads including cattle, elk, and buffalo. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More Billboard Cows:
Moline, IL [vintage, gone] |
| Scottish Angus Cow and Calf Denver, CO |
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| The bronze Scottish Angus Cow and Calf were created by Dan Ostermiller in 2001. They were originally installed near Larkspur, CO and moved here in 2006. The sculptures are three times larger than life. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Cow Lookout Tower Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, QC |
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| This Cow Lookout Tower was created by a local artist, Mrs. Josée Perreault. The town wanted a lookout tower that would blend in with the landscape so boulders were used. |
| FAST Corporation cows Sparta, WI |
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| These FAST Cows are an updated version sans horns. This patriotic cow is ready for shipping to her new home. Meanwhile, this mold rests in the backlot. Every big dairy farm around the Sparta area seems to have a fiberglass cow out front - many of them came from FAST. They original statues were actually developed by Sculptured Advertising. The fiberglass molds were probably also used later by Creative Display. |
| Salem Sue New Salem, ND |
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| At 38 feet tall and 50 feet long, Salem Sue is definitely the world's largest cow (twice the size of the FAST cows). She was built in 1974 by Sculptured Advertising. The statue cost of nearly $40,000. She overlooks I-94 from atop the town's highest hill. A local radio station holds an annual "Breakfast Under the Cow." For more info about Sue, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
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