I have a fascination with bizarre and unusual architecture, signage, and statues. Over the years I have snapped photos of numerous eccentric attractions, presented here for your amusement. Is it art or is it kitsch? It's all in the eye of the beholder. Click on any thumbnail image for a larger view, in its normal proportions.
TRADER NICK'S, Pismo Beach, CA, 1991
GIANT WOMAN, Greenbrae, CA, 1993, statue by Dennis Patton
TRADER MORT'S, San Diego, CA, 1988
OCTOPUS CAR WASH SIGN, Madison, WI, 1994
NATIONAL TATTOO MUSEUM, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005
HECKEL'S COW, Eau Claire, WI, 2001
LEANING TOWER OF WANAKA, New Zealand, 2005
KARORI CEMETERY, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005
WESTERN EXTERMINATOR, Long Beach, CA 2012
McLINTOCK'S STATUE, Pismo Beach, CA, 1991
CAMP SKAGWAY, Alaska, 2003
JOOR MUFFLER MAN, Escondido, CA, 1992
SPYGLASS INN STATUE, Pismo Beach, CA 1991
BARREL HOUSE LIQUOR, Washington, DC, 2008
KARORI GRAVESTONES, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005
KEN'S MUFFLER MAN, Dallas, TX, 2012
PIG STAND, San Antonio, TX, 2009
ROYAL HAWAIIAN TIKI (now demolished), Honolulu, 2008
Photo information: (1) TRADER NICK'S, Pismo Beach, CA, 1991. (2) GIANT WOMAN, Greenbrae, CA, 1993, statue by Dennis Patton. (3) TRADER MORT'S, San Diego, CA, 1988. (4) OCTOPUS CAR WASH SIGN, Madison, WI, 1994. (5) NATIONAL TATTOO MUSEUM, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005. (6) HECKEL'S COW, Eau Claire, WI, 2001 (7) LEANING TOWER OF WANAKA, New Zealand, 2005. (8) KARORI CEMETERY, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005. (9) WESTERN EXTERMINATOR SIGN, Long Beach, CA 2012 (10) McLINTOCK'S STATUE, Pismo Beach, CA, 1991. (11) CAMP SKAGWAY, Alaska, 2003. (12) JOOR MUFFLER MAN, Escondido, CA, 1992. (13) SPYGLASS INN STATUE, Pismo Beach, CA 1991. (14) BARREL HOUSE LIQUOR, Washington, DC, 2008. (15) KARORI GRAVESTONES, Wellington, New Zealand, 2005 (16) KEN'S MUFFLER MAN, Dallas, TX, 2012. (17) PIG STAND, San Antonio, TX, 2009. (18) ROYAL HAWAIIAN TIKI (now demolished), Honolulu, 2008.
© 2006-2022 Joel Fletcher
contact