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| Albert the Bull Audubon, IA |
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| Albert the Bull at 30' tall is supposedly the World's Largest Bull. He is meant to represent the perfect Hereford Bull. Albert was built in 1964 of concrete and steel. He stands at Albert the Bull Park and Campground. For more see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Casa del Sol Ascutney, VT |
Heaven Hill Hereford Farm Marshall, WI |
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The Casa del Sol Mexican restaurant displays this furry bull. The Casa del Sol opened in 2009. I don't know how long this bull has been here or if he came from someplace else.
The Heaven Hill Hereford Farm bull is another example of the furry type. His jaw has been damaged. [photo thanks Mark Comstock] |
| Angelo's Steak Pit Panama City Beach, FL |
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| Angelo's Steak Pit features a bull that goes by the name of "Big Gus". Angelo's opened in 1958 and this statue has been there since 1970. He was designed to be a Spanish bull but was transformed into a longhorn. The owner of Angelo's was going to put other bulls at two other locations. However, the restaurants were never built and the two bulls remain in storage. For more, see their website. |
| Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse Tampa, FL |
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| Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse has seven locations in FL. There are six life-sized fiberglass bulls in front of this restaurant. For more, see their website. |
| Babe the Blue Ox Porterville, CA |
Steer Winslow, AZ |
Steer Flint, MI |
Steer Sioux City, IA |
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The Babe the Blue Ox statue was once installed on the roof of the Blue Ox restaurant in town. There was also a wooden statue of Paul Bunyan on the same lot. Babe is now in storage at the Porterville Fair Grounds. She/he makes appearances during the fair, dressed in different outfits. For more, see this website.
The Winslow Steer is on the roof of the Winslow Ford dealership. Note his brand of "W/F". [photo thanks Glenda Campbell] The Flint Steer stands in the parking lot of Flint Original Coney Island. The Sioux City Steer is installed on top of the sign at The Butcher Shop. |
| Steer Fort Wayne, IN |
Steer Wichita, KS |
Steer Brookfield, IL |
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The Fort Wayne Steer is installed on top of the sign at Jamison's Meats.
The Wichita Steer is installed over the entrance of Morey's Place, aka Morey's Deli & Keno. [photos thanks Glenda Campbell] The Brookfield Steer is located on the roof of the Papa Vini Restaurant. |
| Clarion Meat Lockers Clarion, IA |
Schuman's Meat Columbus, OH |
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The Clarion Meat Lockers steer statue has been installed over their entrance since around 1960. I don't know if this place is in business anymore. For more, see this website.
This rooftop Schuman's Meat steer statue looked recently refurbished when these photos were taken in 2009. |
| Bull Ann Arbor, MI |
Bull Vancouver, BC |
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This Ann Arbor Bull was placed on the roof of Golfside Auto Sales in 2008. He has a University of Michigan blanket on his other side. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]
This bronze Vancouver Bull statue was installed here in front of the BC Turf Building downtown in 2000. It is a tribute to the building owner's favorite prize bull, Royal Sweet Diamond. The statue was created by Joe Fafard. For more, see this website. |
| Oxen Denver, CO |
Oxen Westfield, WI |
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These Oxen are located at the Denver Zoo.
These Giant Oxen stand in front of the Pioneer Restaurant near a statue of a Pioneer. |
| Bull Woodbury, CT |
Bull Smithtown, NY |
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I usually don't include non-fiberglass "arty" animals in this section but I'll make exception for these two.
The Woodbury Bull stands in front of Javs Mexican Grill and appears to be a recent construction. Does anyone know more about it? The Smithtown Bull is a 14' tall bronze statue. It was built in 1923 and installed here on a concrete pedestal in 1941. There are several legends surrounding the origin of Smithtown. The most fanciful is that in the 1600s, Richard Smith rode "Whisper", his pet bull, in a deal to stake out property. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Matador and Bull Tucson, AZ |
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| The Matador and Bull are installed in front of the Casa Molina restaurant. It is believe this is either the second or third version of the statue. The smaller and cruder original was built by Lee Koplin who was working on Magic Carpet Golf nearby. That statue was hit by a car and destroyed. It is believed that this replacement statue is the work of Michael Kautza. This sculpture is officially called "El Toro, the Brave Black Bull". The bull's testicles are painted different colors throughout the year. |
| Brahman Bull Hastings, FL |
Brahman Bull Starke, FL |
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The Hastings Brahman Bull is installed on the roof of Bull's Chips, a potato chip producer.
The Starke Brahman Bull stands in the parking lot of Grannie's Country Cookin'. |
| Bull Rapid City, SD |
Bull Akron, OH |
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The Rapid City Bull is located at A&A Auto Salvage. It was created with chrome car bumpers by Dan Gorman who owns the business. His creation looks a lot like the bumper creations of Larry Godwin. For more, see this website.
The Akron Bull is a metal sculpture. It is installed on a trailer in front of Felons For Hire. Does anyone know the artist or how long it has been here? |
| Emily the Sacred Cow Sherborn, MA |
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| Emily the Sacred Cow, a bronze statue, was installed at the Peace Abbey in 2005. The statue was created by Lado Goudjabidze. It is a tribute to a cow that escaped a Hopkinton, MA slaughterhouse in 1995 by jumping a fence. When the Peace Abbey heard of her escape, she was brought here to live. She died of cancer in 2003. For more, see this website. |
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More Giant Cows & Bulls:
World's Finest Frozen Custard (Chesterfield, MI) Ruthie the (Country Fresh) Cow: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (various locations, MI) Bronze Bulls (St. Paul, MN) Steer (NC - where?) Antoinette (Plymouth, WI) Farm Crest Auto (Plymouth, WI) various cities Dun Cow (Durham City, England)
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