When Built: Late 1950's or early 1960's. Moved to present location in 1982.
Dimensions: Height: 18 Feet (5.5 Metres) Weight: 3,800 pounds.
Construction Materials: Cement and iron
Location: Trans Canada Highway, in front of a gas station. Reason for Building:
Erected by a gas station and restaurant to entice people to stop.
Additional Information:
As far as the current owners are aware, the statue was made by a man who visited the area. It took him an entire summer to make it.
Surprisingly, even though it is pretty heavy, this monument seems to move around a bit. It was located in the nearby community of Waldhof until 1982, when it was purchased by Liz and Max Lang to place in front of their gas station.
There is a speaker inside the figure with a microphone at the garage so that "Big Foot" can occasionaly talk to people who stop and take their picture in front of it.
Dimensions: Height: 18 Feet (5.5 Metres) Weight: 3,800 pounds.
Construction Materials: Cement and iron
Location: Trans Canada Highway, in front of a gas station. Reason for Building:
Erected by a gas station and restaurant to entice people to stop.
Additional Information:
As far as the current owners are aware, the statue was made by a man who visited the area. It took him an entire summer to make it.
Surprisingly, even though it is pretty heavy, this monument seems to move around a bit. It was located in the nearby community of Waldhof until 1982, when it was purchased by Liz and Max Lang to place in front of their gas station.
There is a speaker inside the figure with a microphone at the garage so that "Big Foot" can occasionaly talk to people who stop and take their picture in front of it.
Vermillion Bay's monument, I've always been fascinated by North America's monuments, especially the more comical ones. I thought Oakes might like this one.
ReplyDeleteI've driven past this guy dozens of times, but I've never stopped to give him a lift.
ReplyDeleteVermillion Bay.
ReplyDeletelove it.
i love his little loincloth.
Awesome! I'm so glad to see someone else has an odd interest in these silly "monuments" at the side of the highway! My second favourinte is probably the Turkey by holiday mountain. I wish the turkey talked.
ReplyDeleteniiice!
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