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| "Classic" Roosters (page 2) |
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| Roosters [gone] Hooper, CO |
Rooster [gone] Salem, CT |
Rooster [gone] Salem, CT |
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The Roosters in Hooper were located in front of Miss Deb's Sand Castle Cafe. They both appeared to be made of aluminum. These photos are from 2012. By 2018, a Sinclair gas station was being installed and these statues were gone.
The black Rooster in Salem was installed at Salem Feed & Grain. By 2018, the store had closed and the statue was gone. The brown Rooster in Salem stands in front of Panfili's Farm Stand. This photo is from 2009. The statue was gone by 2011. |
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More Colorado:
Lakewood [gone] Platteville |
| Rooster Bunnell, FL |
Rooster Pierson, FL |
Rooster St. Petersburg, FL |
Rooster Micanopy, FL |
Rooster Starke, FL |
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The Rooster in Bunnell has been installed in front of the Chicken Pantry Restaurant since at least 2014. This is one of the modern, aluminum statues. [map]
The Rooster in Pierson has been installed in front of the Pierson Family Restaurant since at least 2011. It is another aluminum version. [map] The Rooster in St. Petersburg has been installed in front of Skyway Jack's restaurant since at least 2007. This is a vintage fiberglass statue. [map] The Roosters in Micanopy and Starke are the more detailed and modern aluminum statues. They are located at Ceremonial Fireworks' two locations. They were installed around 2013. [Micanopy map]; [Starke map] |
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More Florida:
Miami |
| Rooster Dawson, GA |
Rooster Decatur, GA |
Rooster Albany, GA |
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The Rooster in Dawson is installed on a pole in front of Carter's Fried Chicken. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]
The Rooster in Decatur is a modern, aluminum version. It was installed at Intown Ace Hardware around 2017. [map] The Rooster in Albany stood in front of this Maryland Fried Chicken location when these photos were taken in 2007. By 2011, the statue had been painted white and moved to the roof. [map] |
| Rooster [gone] Glidden, IA |
Rooster [gone] Boise, ID |
Rooster Nampa, ID |
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The Rooster in Glidden wore a top hat much like his "broaster" cousins shown on the next page. He stood next to the Dairy Mart ice cream stand. Apparently, he'd been used for target practice. This photo is from 2006. By 2013, the statue was gone.
The Rooster in Boise was perched on the roof of Jim's Coffee House. This photo is from 2014. The Rooster was still there in 2015. By 2016, the coffee shop and statue were gone. This Rooster in Nampa is made of aluminum. It is installed next to the Egg Factory restaurant. [map] |
| Rooster Bolingbrook, IL |
Rooster Attica, IN |
Rooster [gone] Peru, IN |
Rooster [gone] New Harmony, IN |
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The Rooster in Bolingbrook is located at Montana Charlie's Little America Flea Market. [map]
The Rooster in Attica is located at Uncle B's Family Restaurant. [map] The Rooster in Peru stood in front of PK Distributing which sold lights, furniture, statuary, etc. This photo is from 2009. The business closed in 2014 and this statue is gone now. The Rooster in New Harmony stood in front of the Country Mark gas station. By 2023, the statue was gone. |
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More Illinois:
Bolingbrook More Indiana:
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| Rooster Liberal, KS |
Rooster Wichita, KS |
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The Rooster in Liberal is installed on top of the pole sign at Billy's Ayr Lanes. It has been there since sometime around 2017. This ia a modern, aluminum statue. [map]
The fiberglass Rooster in Wichita is nicknamed D.W. "Big Ed" Buttermilk. The statue was installed on top of the building which houses the Donut Whole when the store opened in 2008. [map] |
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More Kansas:
Ransom [gone] |
| Rooster [gone] Mayfield, KY |
Rooster [gone] Cave City, KY |
Rooster [gone] Cave City, KY |
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The Rooster in Mayfield was previously installed at Emma's Restaurant which is now gone. The statue has been moved to Larry Angel Motor Sales when this photo was taken in 2010. By 2012, the statue was gone.
These Roosters in Cave City stood across the street from each other at competing cement statuary businesses, "Coffey's Concrete Products" and "Holder's Concrete World". By 2018, both businesses and all of the statues were gone. |
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More Kentucky:
Corbin [gone] |
| Rooster Shreveport, LA |
Rooster [gone] Pearl River, LA |
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The Rooster in Shreveport was installed on the corner of a vacant lot around 2013. I don't know who put him here. This one is made of aluminum. [map]
The Rooster in Pearl River is located at the closed Jim's Feed & Hardware store. It had been there since at least 2008. The statue was gone by 2022. |
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More Louisiana:
Bogalusa |
| Rooster Northborough, MA |
Rooster [gone] Cheshire, MA |
Rooster Hubbardston, MA |
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The Rooster in Northborough stands in front of A.J. Tomaiolo's Restaurant. [map]
The Rooster in Cheshire was located on the roof of Country Charm restaurant. The restaurant was previously known as the Chicken Stop. At that point, the rooster was on the grass in front of the building. It was moved to the roof after college student abduction in the mid-1990s. This photo is from 2005. In 2008, the restaurant was put up for sale and the rooster was removed. The Rooster in Hubbardston has a little more interesting paint job than the others. He stands in front of Country Trail Antiques. [map] |
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Maryland:
Ocean City |
| Rooster [gone] Lansing, MI |
Rooster [gone] Caro, MI |
Rooster Clare, MI |
Rooster [gone] Metamora, MI |
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The Rooster in Lansing was installed on top of the pole sign at Augie's Broasted Chicken. The restaurant opened in 2011 and this photo is from then. By 2016, Augie's and the statue were gone.
The Rooster in Caro stood in front of the Rooster Flats Golf Center when this photo was taken in 2007. The property was for sale and the rooster was gone in 2011. [photo thanks Mark Comstock] The Rooster in Clare stands in front of Bob's Lounge, now the Evening Post Bar & Grill. By 2019, the statue had been painted bright colors. [map] The Rooster in Metamora stood in front of a private residence on Route 24. It was still there in 2018 but gone by 2019. |
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More Michigan:
Berrien Springs [gone] Niles [map] |
| Rooster Austin, MN |
Rooster Mabel, MN |
Rooster Two Harbors, MN |
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The Rooster in Austin is installed in front of Apollo Liquors & Superette. This is an aluminum statue, produced more recently than the fiberglass versions. The aluminum statues have more detail. This photo is from 2012. He has since been painted black and white. [map]
The Rooster in Mabel stands in front of someone's house. The Rooster in Two Harbors stands in front of Weldon's Gift Shop. He has been here since the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Minnesota:
Longville [gone] Silver Lake |
| Rooster Shell Knob, MO |
Rooster [gone] Hayti, MO |
Rooster St. Louis, MO |
Rooster Pocahontas, MS |
Rooster Anaconda, MT |
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The Rooster in Shell Knob was installed around 2019 along Highway 39. There is no business or residence behind it. It is the modern aluminum type. [map]
The Rooster in Hayti was located on the roof of Patty Ann's Hickory Pit BBQ restaurant. This photo is from 2010. Sometime after 2012, the statue disappeared. The Rooster in St. Louis stands on the roof of the Ars Populi gallery. [map] The Rooster in Pocahontas appears to be an aluminum model. It is installed in front of the Cock of the Walk restaurant by 2013. [map] This aluminum Rooster in Anaconda is installed in front of the 7 Gables Restaurant & Bar. |
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More Missouri:
Kansas City More Montana:
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