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| Giant Containers (page 2) |
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| Kettle House Galveston, TX |
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| The Kettle House, aka "The Tank", is made of steel. It was created in the 1950s by a man that built storage tanks for oil companies. The structure was originally built as a convenience store but it never opened. At some point, the rusting top was replaced with a wood roof. The Kettle House has been vacant for many years. |
| Potato Chip Kettle Thomasville, PA |
The Kettle Manhattan Beach, CA |
Cauldron of Burgoo Owensboro, KY |
Vick's VapoRub Jar Philadelphia, PA |
Mortar & Pestle San Jose, CA |
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This giant Potato Chip Kettle is installed in front of Martin's Potato Chips factory.
The Kettle features a giant kettle sign above its entrance. The neon is lit at night. For more, see their website. This Cauldron of Burgoo is installed in front of the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn. Burgoo is a soup made from mutton, chicken, and vegetables. The Vick's VapoRub Jar water tower is now used as a cell phone tower. The factory building below was built in 1923. It now houses American Can & Recyling. This Mortar and Pestle sign is installed over the 10th Street Pharmacy. Shortly after this photo was taken in 2008, the pharmacy closed and a motorcycle shop moved in. I'm not sure if the sign is still there. |
| Bondurant's Pharmacy Lexington, KY |
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The Bondurant Pharmacy building is shaped like a giant mortar and pestle. It was built and patented in 1975 and is 30 feet tall and 32 feet in diameter. The pestle protrudes another 10 feet above the structure. The building has two drive-thru windows: one for ordering and one for pick-up. Unsure if the pharmacy would be successful, Joseph Bondurant decided to use the second floor as an apartment for himself. However, business was good and he never had to live there.
The back parking area has old drive-in style, two-way speakers with a sign: "When your order's ready, we will call you to the pick up window." These speakers were used until around 2000. In 2011, the pharmacy closed and the signs were covered up. As of 2012, I hear the building is now occupied by a liquor store. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. I don't believe this design from 1948 of a mortar & pestle drug store was ever built. |
| former Chili Bowl Huntington Park, CA |
former Chili Bowl Alhambra, CA |
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| former Chili Bowl Los Angeles, CA |
former Chili Bowl Glendale, CA |
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These buildings were once part of a chain of 23 chili bowl shaped buildings. Arthur Whizin, the "Chili Bowl King", started his chain of restaurants in 1931. There are four of these buildings left. Each originally had a spoon handle protruding from the top. One of Whizin's slogans was "we cook our beans backwards - you only get the hiccups." For more, see this website.
The former Huntington Park Chili Bowl now houses the Guadalajara de Noche night club. The former Alhambra Chili Bowl is now occupied by the Kim Chuy Restaurant. The former Los Angeles Chili Bowl housed Mr. Cecil's California Ribs when this photo was taken in 2008. The building now houses Sunji Japanese Cuisine. The former Glendale Chili Bowl is now the Valley Dealer Exchange, a used car dealership. |
| Giant Longaberger Basket Newark, OH |
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| This Longaberger Basket was built in 1997 as the company's headquarters. It cost $30 million to build. The seven-story building is an exact replica of the company's medium-sized picnic basket. Synethetic plaster was used to create the curved basket weave exterior. The basket's handles are heated to prevent ice from forming and falling on the roof. For more, see this website. |
| Longaberger Homestead Frazeysburg, OH |
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| The Longaberger Homestead is 17 miles east of the company's Giant Basket headquarters shown above. This tourist attraction features exhibits, basket-making instruction, restaurants, gift shops, a golf course, and a manufacturing tour. The 20 foot tall Apple Basket is located here. This photo from 2001 shows the basket without the apples. The apples were installed by 2003. There is also a giant basket in the parking lot. |
| Giant Picnic Basket Dresden, OH |
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| Longaberger also made this Giant Picnic Basket which is located in downtown Dresden. It was modeled after the company's Market Basket. It is 48 feet long, 11 feet wide, 23 feet high. The basket was made from ten hardwood maple trees. For more, see this website. |
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