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| Frog Bridge Willimantic, CT |
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| The Frog Bridge was built in 2000. It is also known as the Thread City Crossing. There are four bronze frogs perched on thread spools -- symbolic of the city's cotton mill past. The frogs are part of a local legend. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Iguana Toronto, ON |
Goldiwarts Bellevue, WA |
Kermit the Frog Los Angeles, CA |
Frog Fountain Hot Springs, AR |
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The Iguana is installed on the roof of the Menagerie pet shop. He was dressed up for the Christmas holiday season when I was there. For more, see their website.
Goldiwarts is installed at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. She was created by Lon Brusselback. Kermit the Frog stands at the entrance to Jim Henson Studios. He was installed in 2000. The 12' tall statue is dressed as Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp" character. The building was originally Charlie Chaplin Studios. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Frog Fountain stands in front of the Central Park Fusion Cuisine restaurant. |
| Giant Frog Muncie, IN |
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| This Giant Frog stands in front of Dick Carnal's Ceramic Tile & Carpet. The incredible sign is a tile mosaic running the entire length of the store. The store, which opened around 1952, as Ceramic Tile & Marble became Carnal's Ceramic Tile & Carpet in 1969. The giant frog was installed in 1975. The store closed in 2005 and is up for sale. The cement frog will stay for now. For more, see this website. |
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More Giant Frogs
Musical Frogs (West Bend, WI) |
| Rattlesnake Freer, TX |
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| The Freer Rattlesnake is about 7' tall and made of cement. It is installed in front of the Chamber of Commerce. Freer has held an annual Rattlesnake Roundup since the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Snake Cabazon, CA |
Snake Escondido, CA |
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This concrete Snake is overshadowed by the giant dinosaurs on the property. Claude Bell created this statue just before his death in 1989.
The Escondido Snake is installed at Kit Carson Park. Does anyone know this guy's history and if there were other figures here at one time? |
| Jungle Jim's International Market Fairfield, OH |
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| Jungle Jim's International Market was founded in 1974. It has grown from a roadside stand to a theme park style grocery store. This snake is installed on the monorail station. The monorail system will take shoppers from the parking lot to the store. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Rattlesnake Bridge Tucson, AZ |
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| The Rattlesnake Bridge, officially the Broadway Diamondback Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge, was built in 2002. The snake's eyes light up and its tail rattles when you exit. It is 11' tall and 280' long. Interior lighting allows the snake to be seen at night. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. |
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More Giant Snakes
Rattlesnake (Gila Bend, AZ) Garter Snakes (Inwood, Manitoba; Canada) |
| Dragon Vandalia, IL |
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| The Vandalia Dragon is on Highway 40 (the National Road) in front of the True Value hardware store. It is 30' tall and 40' long and was installed here in 1999. The dragon was produced by the ESC construction company and breathes fire with the help of a propane tank. However, it wasn't working when I was there in 2006. His red eyes also light up. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Dragons Philadelphia, PA |
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| These Philadelphia Dragons were created by Ward Eliker and installed in a parking lot in Chinatown in 2009. The four bronze dragons are mounted on stainless steel poles. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Dragon Seattle, WA |
Green Dragon Market Ephrata, PA |
Dragons? Las Vegas, NV |
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This Seattle Dragon is located at the entrance to the International District (Chinatown). There were 10 of these lightpole dragons installed in 2002. They are made of fiberglass and lit from within at night. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
The Green Dragon Market features this giant dragon on top of their sign. Sorry about the blur of the second photo - the cars were pretty menacing. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. These two Dragons stand in front of the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino which was built in 1999. Are these statues meant to represent any particular animals or mythological beasts? For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
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More Giant Dragons
Merritt Island, FL Saxton, KY Caryville, TN |
| Big Mo Cave City, KY |
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| Big Mo lies in front of Big Mike's Rock and Gift Shop. This "Mosasaur" is made of cement and was probably built in 1970 when the Mystery House was built. Big Mike's is a gift and souvenir shop. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Turtle Playground St. Louis, MO |
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| The Turtle Playground was built in 1996 in Forest Park. The concrete turtles were created by Robert Cassilly. The sculptures include a snapping turtle, a soft-shelled turtle, a red-eared slider, a Mississippi map, three box turtles, and a stinkpot. There is also a snake and a serpent and three turtles hatching from eggs. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [photos thanks Glenda Campbell] |
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Turtle (Dunseith, ND) |
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