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| Bull Statues (page 2) |
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| Mr. Happy Burger West (now Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse) Logansport, IN 2009: |
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| Mr. Happy Burger East (now Bullshippers Cafe) Logansport, IN |
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These statues appear to be a match for those shown on the previous page but with some additions. The bibs on both statues and the chef's hat and protruding tongue on the "West" statue appear to be original parts of the statues.
These two Mr. Happy Burger locations were built at opposite ends of town. The East location was the first, built in 1961. These statues were installed in the late 1970s. The West location was housing the Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse by 2022. The bull statue is still there. [map] The East location was also known as Hap's Ice Cream. In 2022, it was sold to Penguin Point but kept the Mr. Happy Burger name. When Penguin Point closed all of its locations in 2023, this location closed as well and the statue was moved to Bullshippers Cafe. [map] Another Mr. Happy Burger in Elwood, IN was built in 1964. I don't know if it ever had a bull statue. That location was sold to Penguin Point in 2022. It continued to use the Mr. Happy Burger name until it was also closed in 2023 by Penguin Point. It had reopened by 2025. |
| The Bull statues below with the chef's hats are a different model from those shown above. They are smaller, the body and head are not as beefy, the ears are smaller, and the head is cocked slightly to the left. The horns curl around from behind the ears. The left hind legs are next to one another. The chef's hats are taller than those above. These statues probably all came with a protruding tongue like the one in Onsted shown below. These statues were produced by Sculptured Advertising in Sparta, WI in the early 1960s. |
| Bull Chicago Heights, IL |
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| This Bull statue once stood on top of sign at the La Vaquita Restaurant. By 2008, the statue was moved to the ground and the building was housing the Los Portales Mexican Restaurant. Around 2013, the statue was repainted. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Randy's Roadhouse BBQ [gone] Onsted, MI |
Bob's Roast Beef [gone] Lincoln, IL |
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The Randy's Roadhouse BBQ rooftop statue was another example of this type. The bib was a close match to that of the Bob's Roast Beef statue. The Chicago Heights bib is different. There may have been some remodeling to it over the years. The Randy's statue did not have horns or a chef's hat. Those may have been removed to accommodate the addition of the derby hat. This statue was there in 2005 when the building housed the Golden Nugget Saloon. This photo is from 2011. By 2014, the building appeared to be vacant and the statue was gone. I believe this statue is now installed in Waynesville, OH.
The Bob's Roast Beef bull is the same type as the statue in Chicago Heights shown above. The Bob's Roast Beef statue had a protruding tongue. The one at the Bonanza Steakhouse (below) does not have the tongue, hat, or bib. I don't know if it was remodeled at some point or if these statues could be ordered this way. The photos of the Bob's Roast Beef statue is from 2005. By 2012, the building was demolished and the statue was gone. For more, see this website. |
| Bonanza Steakhouse Lincoln, IL (now Atlanta, IL) |
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| This Bonanza Steakhouse bull, known as "Curly," was originally installed in 1967 at the Bonanza in Springfield, IL. It is the same type as the Lincoln and Chicago Heights statues shown above but without the bib and chef's hat. In 1995, the statue was moved to the Bonanza restaurant in Lincoln, IL. When the restaurant closed in 2018, the statue was sold and moved to the 217 Roadhouse Bar and Grill in Atlanta, IL. [map] |
| Howard & Sons Munster, IN |
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| Howard & Sons' Munster store opened in 1956. There was a different statue on top of the sign in the 1960s. This statue is nicknamed Howie. [map] |
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More Bulls with Chef's Hats and/or Bibs:
Dagsboro, DE (previously Ocean City, MD and Chincoteague, VA: 1, 2) Dottie's Restaurant: 1 and 2 (New Port Richey, FL) [gone] Waynesville, OH Milwaukee, WI |
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