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Statue Collections & Producers - Illinois

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Nord Animal Hospital
Bloomington, IL
These statues at the Nord Animal Hospital were installed sometime between 2019 and 2021. [map]

Braidwood Zoo
Braidwood, IL
The Braidwood Zoo sculptures were created by Jack Barker of Essex, IL. After he died in 2012, his scrap metal and shredded plastic sculptures were auctioned off. Some of them wound up here as a display. They include an elephant, a polar bear, a giraffe, a cow, a steer, and a rat. They are decorated with lights during the Christmas holiday season. For more, see this website. [map]

Crainville Landing
Carterville, IL
Around 2015, Crainville Landing began selling these statues and backyard work sheds on this property. Later, a Burgers & Cream frozen custard stand was added. Around 2018, the owner opened Safari Goofy Golf on the site using many of the statues. The owner passed away in 2019 and the property has been abandoned since then. [map]

residence [gone]
Germantown, IL
The front yard display at this residence featured a giant rabbit, cat and other animals. The Santas were there when this photo was taken in the summer of 2010. By 2013, these statues were all gone.

Pink Elephant Antique Mall
Livingston, IL
These metal rhino, hippo, and giraffe sculptures at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall were installed around 2021. [map]

Midwest Cement Products
Woosung, IL
There are dozens of concrete statues Midwest Cement Products, mostly of animals and people. They have been there since at least 2007. [map]

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