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| Whale Statues (page 3) |
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| Willie the Whale Kokomo, IN |
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| Willie the Whale was built in 1964 by Richard Kishel's Art Forms Workshop in Muncie. The whale is 26 feet long and his blowhole originally sprayed water. He was originally installed in a pond at the Washington Park Children's Zoo in Indianapolis. In 1980, the Children's Zoo became the Indianapolis Zoo and Willie was moved to the Boogie Mountain water park. When that closed, the statue was moved to the Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo in Angola, IN which closed in 2008. In 2015, the statue was rescued by the city of Rushville and put on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art's mini golf course. In 2018, Kokomo bought the statue from Rushville and began restoring it. Willie was installed in Foster Park in 2019. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Tilly the Whale [gone] Salisbury, MA |
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| Tilly the Whale was built in the late 1950s. Tilly was built with wood, chicken wire, and stucco. Tillie was also known as Pinkie and Jesse by many people. She was installed next to Nat's Fun Spot, an amusement park. The park was later known as Adventure Golf and, after that, Salisbury Mini Golf & Kartland. By 2007, the place had been abandoned. In 2013, plans were made to develop the property for housing. Tilly was saved and moved to Haverhill, MA for restoration. She was to be moved Salisbury when she was done. However, in 2015, after collapsing in winter snowstorms, the plans to restore her were abandoned. For more, see this website. |
| Seal and Whale North Eastham, MA |
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| This Seal and Whale are located at Poit's Lighthouse Mini-Golf. This whale statue appears at a lot of old mini golf courses. Poit's opened in 1954. [map] |
| Whale Bar Harbor, ME |
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| This Whale is located on the pier near the Bar Harbor Whale Museum. [map] |
| Whale Car South St. Paul, MN |
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| This Whale Car was built to promote the WAYL-FM radio station. The 1980 El Camino originally had WAYL painted on its sides. It has been owned by South City Motors since 2011 after it was found in a junkyard in Newport, MN. In 2017, the business became Chris' Century Car Company. The Whale Car was moved to the owner's business, Car and Credit Connection, where it is parked behind the building. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Whale Bozeman, MT |
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| This wood-carved Whale was created by George Rice in 1973. It was originally installed on a fencepost. After being stolen a couple of times, it was installed further back from the road on a 20-foot-tall pole. It was rebuilt in 2018. These photos are from 2022. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] |
| Whale Wilson, NC |
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| This fiberglass Whale was installed on the roof of Worrell's Seafood Restaurant in 1986. Worrell's had been here since 1929. These photos are from 2010. The restaurant closed in 2011. Between 2012 and 2016, the seahorses on the building were removed. In 2023, the whale was removed. It is being restored and will be installed on the corner next to the former restaurant. For more, see this website. |
| Space Whale Reno, NV |
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| The Space Whale is a stained glass scultpure representing a life-sized, 50-foot-tall humpback whale and calf. It was created by Matt Schultz and originally installed at the Burning Man festival in 2016. It was installed in Reno in 2017 and meant to be temporary. After some repairs, it was put on permanent display. For more, see this website. [map] |
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New Mexico:
Ethyl the Whale (Santa Fe) |
| Jonah's Whale [gone] Rockaway Beach, NY |
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| Jonah's Whale was built in 1960 for the Central Park Children's Zoo in Manhattan. When the old zoo closed in the 1990s, the whale was relocated to a traffic island in Queens. It was renamed "Whaleamina" and was the frequent target of vandals. These photos were taken in 2001. Around 2006, the whale was given a mosaic makeover. The statue was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
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More New York:
Willy the Whale Car Wash (Rochester & Tonawanda, NY) [gone] |
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