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| Gorilla & Monkey Statues (page 2) |
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| Gorillas Gregory, SD |
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| These two Gorilla statues are located at Gregory High School's football filed, aka Mike Dacy Field. The school's sports teams are known as the Gorillas. I believe there is another statue on a trailer at the school. [map] |
| Queen Connie Brandon, VT |
King Kong [gone] Livingston, IL |
Gorilla [gone] St. Petersburg, FL |
Gorilla Branson, MO |
Gorilla Wichita, KS |
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Queen Connie is a 19-foot-tall, 16-ton gorilla statue. She holds aloft a VW Beetle at Pioneer Auto Sales, a used car dealer. The statue was built in 1987 by T.J. Neil. The name "Queen Connie of Concrete" came from some school children in a naming contest. For more, see this website. [map]
The King Kong in Livingston was located at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall. It appeared to be unpainted fiberglass when this photo was taken in 2012. It was probably produced from Mark Cline's mold of the Natural Bridge statue shown above. This statue was sold. The Gorilla statue in St. Petersburg had been installed in front of Gator's Corner since around 2018. The business closed and the statues that were there were gone by 2024. The Gorilla statue in Branson is the same design as the one in St. Petersburg. It was installed in front of the Promised Land Zoo around 2013. There was another one of these statues in Austin, TX. These statues may have been produced by the same company that made these sit-in-his-hand Bears. [map] The Gorilla statue in Wichita is located on the roof of Artist at Large Tattoo. It was installed around 2009. [map] |
| Gorilla Rice Lake, WI |
Tarsier Sebastopol, CA |
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The Gorilla statue in Rice Lake was installed on the roof of the McHenry Mercantile pawn shop. Does anyone know the history of this guy? The pawn shop has closed by the gorilla remains. [map]
This recycled metal Tarsier statue was created by Patrick Amiot. It has been installed at O'Reilly Media since at least 2008. The tarsier was used on the cover of an early O'Reilly book and became their mascot. [map] |
| I believe the gorilla statues shown in the two rows below were produced by Fiberglass Menagerie of Alpine, CA in the 1970s. |
| Gorilla [gone] Cave City, KY |
Gorilla [gone] Des Allemands, LA |
Gorilla Ochopee, FL |
Gorilla Dallas, GA |
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| Gorilla Rock Springs, WY |
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The Gorilla in Cave City stood by the road in a parking lot between an old mini golf and a sports bar. I assume that it was originally located on the mini golf course. There were previously other animal statues with him. By 2018, the statue was gone. For more, see this website.
The Gorilla statue in Des Allemands had been installed in front of Roadside Daiquiris since at least 2008. By 2021, the business and statue were gone. The Gorilla statue in Ochopee stands in front of the entrance to the Trail Lakes Campgrounds. [map] This Gorilla statue in Dallas was previously located at Magic Forest in Lake George, NY. It is now located at Atlantis Plumbing. [map] The Gorilla statue in Rock Springs has been here since around 2000 when it stood in front of the Concrete Palace statuary store. He has worn a cowboy hat since then. It was repainted in 2021 by the Community Fine Arts Center Advisory Board just before the photo above was taken. [map] |
| The fiberglass gorilla statues shown in the three rows below were produced in the 1960s and 1970s by Ben Robinson of the Plycrete Mold Co. of Elk Rapids, MI. The original sculptures from which these molds were made were created by Elmer Johnson. These statues were most frequently sold along with figures of other animals and people to mini golf courses. |
| Gorilla Columbus, TX |
Gorilla San Angelo, TX |
Gorilla Austin, TX |
Gorilla Austin, TX |
Gorilla [gone] Denver, CO |
Gorilla Pittsburg, KS |
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This Gorilla statue in Columbus is installed in front of the Four Oaks Puppy Club. [map]
This Gorilla statue in San Angelo is installed in front of Scrub University. It now has a psychedelic paint job. [map] The first Gorilla statue in Austin shown above has been installed in front of a residence since at least 2007. [map] The pink Gorilla statue in Austin shown above has been installed in front of Big Star Bingo since at least 2007. [map] This Gorilla statue in Denver stood in front of All Checks Cashed. He had been there since at least 2008. This photo is from 2010. By 2014, the statue had been painted purple and orange. In 2015, the statue was painted black. In 2019, when Snarfburger moved in, the statue was removed. I don't know if he was destroyed or moved. The Gorilla statue in Pittsburg was installed in front of RibCrib BBQ around 2015. The gorilla is the mascot of the Pittsburg State University's sports teams. The statue is painted in the school's colors. There are several other gorilla statues around town. [map] |
| Gorilla Dallas, GA |
Gorilla Spencer, IN |
Gorilla Waco, TX |
Gorilla Trent, TX |
Gorilla Claremore, OK |
Gorillas Branson, MO |
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This Gorilla statue in Dallas was previously located at Magic Forest in Lake George, NY. It is now located at Atlantis Plumbing. [map]
This Gorilla statue in Spencer has been installed in Spencer since at least 2012 at a storage shed and car port business. [map] This Gorilla statue in Waco is installed in front of a residence. Known as "Darwin," he is frequently repainted for different holidays and special events. The statue has been there since at least 2005. [map] This Gorilla statue in Trent is located in front of Trent High School. The school is known as the "Home of the Gorillas". [map] This Gorilla statue in Claremore is located at the Kong's Korner gas station. [map] These Gorilla statues in Branson were installed at the Branson Villas around 2015. The motel has been closed since 2019 but the statues remain. [map] |
| Gorillas Vicksburg, MS |
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| These three Gorilla statues are installed in front of Top Dollar Pawn & Guns. They have been there since at least 2008. [map] |
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More Gorillas:
Olds, IA Brookfield, IL Villa Park, IL Haubstadt, IN Pittsburg, KS Natchitoches, LA Ocean City, MD York Beach, ME Spring Arbor, MI Sikeston, MO [gone] Fayetteville, NC [gone] Greensboro, NC Wake Forest, NC Wildwood, NJ: 1, 2 [gone] Lake George, NY [gone] Cincinnati, OH [gone] Oologah, OK Picher, OK [gone] Eugene, OR Berwick, PA Camp Hilll, PA Millvale, PA Myrtle Beach, SC Memphis, TN Nashville, TN Austin, TX [gone] Austin, TX [gone] Austin, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Covington, VA Black Earth, WI Madison, WI Ansted, WV |
| Orangutan Olin, IA |
Orangutan Darien, IL |
Orangutan Sterling, IL |
Orangutan Delphi, IN |
Orangutan [gone] Natchitoches, LA |
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This Orangutan statue in Olin is installed in front of Greg's Pit Stop bar. These statues were mass-produced and perhaps still are. [map]
This Orangutan statue in Darien is installed at Boeger's Landscape Supply. [map] This Orangutan statue in Sterling has been installed at K's Korners Bar and Banquet since at least 2013. [map] This Orangutan statue in Delphi is located at Complete Auto & Tire. I believe it was installed around 2025. [map] This Orangutan statue in Natchitoches was installed in front of Vintage Treasures & More around 2017. The store and statue were gone by 2022. |
| Orangutan Memphis, TN |
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| This Orangutan statue in Memphis has been installed next to the entrance to the Palace Cinema since at least 2007. [map] |
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More Orangutans:
Roseville, OH [map] Waco, TX |
| Chimpanzees Annawan, IL |
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| These Chimpanzees have been installed at Paxton's Corner Coop since around 2019. [map] |
| Chimpanzees Palo Alto, CA |
Chimpanzee Ellensburg, WA |
Chimpanzee Beverly Hills, CA |
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This Chimpanzee statue in Palo Alto is installed in a courtyard in front of Caffe Riace. This Chimpanzee statue in Ellensburg is a bronze depiction of Washoe, the first non-human to use American Sign Language. The statue of Washoe signing the word "friend" was installed in the newly created Friendship Park in 2012. It was produced by Georgia Gerber. For more, see this website. [map] This Chimpanzee statue in Beverly Hills was installed in front of the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum around 2022. There is another statue like this inside the museum. Both Chimpanzees sit on a Coca-Cola cooler and hold a Campbell Soup spray paint can. The spray cans are a recurring theme in the artwork of Mr. Brainwash, Thierry Guetta. He also made paintings featuring the chimpanzee in the same pose as this statue. [map] |
| Chimpanzee and Gorillas Beverly Hills, CA |
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| These Chimpanzee and Gorillas statues were installed around 2014 in front of a residence. The seated gorilla in the fourth photo is only visible when the front gate is open. My photo was taken from over the wall on the side of the house. [map] |
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Flying Monkeys:
Burlington, VT [map] |
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