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Statue Collections & Producers - Texas

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private collection
Greenville, TX
This private collection is clearly visible front the interstate and frontage road. The statues have been there since at least 2000. [map]

private collection
Dallas, TX
This private collection of statues is displayed in a front yard. They began appearing around 2015. The middle photo shows a Billiken statue. See these pages for more Bob's Big Boy statues and gorilla statues. [map]

Smile Doctors
Austin, TX
These statues of a giraffe, zebra, and mule are installed at the Smile Doctors dentist office. There is also an elephant. They have been here since at least 2007. [map]

sculpture group
Houston, TX
This sculpture group stands in front of Texas Pipe and Supply. Many of the figures were created by Marc Rankin. The collection includes a dinosaur, a hippo, a rhino, an eagle, a roadrunner, an armadillo, a spider, a King Kong, an airplane and a rocket. Most of the sculptures were made from scrap metal. A few are mass-produced fiberglass figures. The trio of cows probably came from the Houston Cow Parade. [map]

Seven Seas
Los Fresnos, TX
2011: 2018:
Seven Seas is a huge retail and wholesale operation that sells seashells, nautical items, souvenirs, gifts, etc. In front of the store, there is a quarter mile coral reef with fish, a shark and other sealife. Two giant conch shells flank the store's entrance. Inside the store, is Bobz World with more dinosaurs and other statues. In 2011, a giant King Kong and Easter Island heads were added. By 2018, the statues had been painted but were obscured by foliage. In order to get a better view of them, you need to pay the $12 admission fee to Bobz Journey which has other statues of dinosaurs, cowboys, and more. Seven Seas is or was owned by U.S. Shell which also operates a second store with giant shells in Port Isabel, TX. For more, see this website. [map]

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