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| Giant Women (page 1) |
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| Miss Uniroyal Werbany's Tire Town Blackwood, NJ |
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| Miss Uniroyal is an 18 foot tall statue produced by International Fiberglass statue. These statues were purchased directly from the Uniroyal Tire & Rubber Company. The "Big Broad" (as the tire guys used to call her) is protected from high winds with two chains from her shoulders to an overhead pole. The owners say they were offered $6,000 for her but they turned it down. She was previously in Lancaster, PA and has been here since 1965. In 2007, she was repainted and transformed into Nitro Gal (photos in bottom row). "Nitro" refers to the nitrogen tire inflation system that Werbany's uses. For more, see this website. |
| Miss Uniroyal Stan the Tire Man Mount Vernon, IL |
Miss Uniroyal Reid Bethel Tire Co. Lamesa, TX |
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This Mount Vernon Miss Uniroyal stands next to the "Stan the Tire Man" tire store. This statue was previously located at the Stan the Tire Man in Salem, IL. There was a Muffler Man there as well that has since been moved to Rocky Mount, NC.
This Lamesa Miss Uniroyal stands in front of Reid Bethel Tire Co. She has been painted to look like a Lamesa Golden Tornadoes cheerleader. For more, see this website. |
| Miss Uniroyal El Paso, TX |
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| This Miss Uniroyal stands next to the Adobe Hacienda Dance Hall. |
| Miss Uniroyal Peoria Plaza Tire Peoria, IL |
Miss Uniroyal Martha's Cafe Blackfoot, ID |
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This Miss Uniroyal in Peoria is also known as "Vanna Whitewall". The statue stands in front of Peoria Plaza Tire where she has been since 1968. She was restored in 1988. In 2005, she was hit by a car and had some damage to her right leg. She has since been repaired. Vanna changes outfits with the seasons: a sweater and skirt for the cold weather months and a bikini for summer. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
The Miss Uniroyal statue in Blackfoot stands in front of Martha's Cafe. She holds a plate with a burger and fries. This statue was previously installed at the White Eagle Drive-Thru where she was a brunette. In 2012, the statue was repainted and returned to being a brunette. She no longer holds the plate of food. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Miss Uniroyal Men's Night Out Rocky Mount, NC |
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| This Miss Uniroyal statue stood for many years at Mosley's Shady Lake Motel in Rocky Mount. In 2000, she was moved to Men's Night Out, a private men's club. The beach ball is original. When she was moved, her bikini bottom became hot pants and she went from a brunette to a blonde. She also acquired a belly ring which is now missing. For more, see this website. |
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More Miss Uniroyals:
Pearsonville, CA Winter Garden, FL [gone] Gainesville, TX various cities |
| Dolly Dimples Silver Creek, NY |
Fran's Hamburgers Austin, TX |
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Dolly Dimples stands among the plaster statuary being sold in front of Valvo's Candies. She is about 12 feet tall. This giant waitress has been here since at least the mid-1970s. She is believed to have originally been just down the road at Pat's Drive-in, a restaurant which is now gone.
Fran's Hamburgers opened in 1973 as Dan & Fran's Hamburgers. This 8 foot tall statue in installed on the roof of the drive-in canopy. It was created by Blue Genie Art in 1997. After the first photo above was taken in 2006, the statue was knocked over during and storm and damaged. At the end of 2008, it was repaired and reinstalled. The second photo is from 2011. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Waitress Flint, MI |
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| This Giant Waitress, aka "The Big Girl", stands on top of the sign at the Colonial Coney Island and Family Restaurant. She has been there since 1978. The statue was repainted sometime between 2007 and 2009. The photos in the top row are from 2006. The bottom photos are from 2011. |
| Stamie's Smart Beach Wear Daytona Beach, FL |
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| This Jantzen diving girl sign has been at Stamie's Smart Beach Wear since 1965. The fiberglass girl is about 19 feet long. There were six of these figures produced in 1959 by a Los Angeles mannequin company for the Jantzen Swimwear Company. The Jantzen Company in Portland, OR owns the diving girl that was originally displayed at their Los Angeles headquarters. This might be the figure that is on display at PGE Park in Portland. I believe there are still two or three of these figures still out there somewhere. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Pie Woman Frackville, PA |
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| The Pie Woman and her clutching daughter were built for Hamburg, PA’s Pot-O-Gold Diner. When it closed, the statue was brought here to Granny's Restaurant and Motel. The woman is about 15 feet tall. The child holds a rather creepy decapitated doll. The first two photos are from 2001. Around 2007, the figures were repainted orange and gold. More than likely, this statue was created by Rod Shutt who created many other giant statues including some at this page. |
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