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Colts Helmet

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The Colts made it into the playoffs as a Wild Card after a pretty awful season (by Colts standards) due to most of their key players being injured most of the season. We hadn’t seen a live game during the regular season but tickets became available at the last minute so we scored a couple for the game with the stinkin’ New York Jets. The Colts lost but I did get this Big Colts Helmet. Not much of a consolidation.

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Colts Helmet

Down River Golf Quarter

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This Big Quarter is out in front of the Down River Golf Course just east of Everett, Pennsylvania. We stopped by on the way back from Philadelphia for Christmas. Looks pretty cold and it was. Maybe next time we visit, if it’s warm, I’ll take my clubs and play 18.

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Down River Golf Quarter

Franklin University Mortarboard

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Even though Steve didn’t spot this, the Big Thing professional in me was able to make the stop in Columbus a double dip with this big Mortarboard hanging over the middle of the street on the campus of Franklin University near the Frasch Hall parking lot F. Check it out.

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Franklin University Mortarboard

Columbus Gavel

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Birddog Steve Harper called this one in from Columbus, Ohio in December, just in time for us to stop on the way to Philadelphia for Christmas. This was harder to get than it looks. The gavel is in a reflecting pond and or course since it is winter there is no water. However the floor of the pond is very slick. I jumped in from the edge and nearly went topsy turvy.

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Columbus Gavel

DC Mall Eraser

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We made a trip out to DC the last week in October with Jerry, Beth and Greg for the Jon Stewart “Rally to Restore Sanity” on the Mall. Not only were we able to add our presence to the turnout but as an added benefit I was able to get this Big Eraser. There’s another Big Eraser like this in Las Vegas which you can see on the Bird Dog page. I think they are the same size.

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DC Mall Eraser

Papa Bear’s Bed

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During our trip through Wisconsin we drove right past Papa Bears Northwood Store and would have missed this Big Bed. Lucky for us we stopped at Mark’s Market, an open air vegetable market down the road. We grabbed a couple of Big Fruits and Vegetables and when talking with Mark he asked if we got the Big Bed. “You can’t miss it,” he said. Well we had, and backtracked to get this image. By the way, Papa Bears looked like a nice store. Stop in if you have the chance, south of the Wisconsin Dells on US-12 in Baraboo. Thanks for the tip, Mark.

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Papa Bear’s Bed

 

Mel’s Motorcycle

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Another shot taken at M. Schettl Sales outside Oshkosh. I have one image on Holiday but lots on Animals and Food and Drink. I can’t imagine how Mel acquired all these items but I’m glad he did. It made for a good find on our tour of Wisconsin Big Things. To see more go to the Archieves, July, 2010.

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Mel’s Motorcycle

 

 

Geppetto’s Big Clock

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On the 2009 Wisconsin trip we stopped and grabbed this shot of the “World’s Tallest Grandfather clock. The address was a little confusing to the GPS on my Blackberry and we had to backtrack a bit. The clock was in front of Geppetto’s Top of the Hill Shop. Not sure they were in business or not, a little uncared for appearance though there were vehicles around. One extra benefit was the town of Pilsen was right down the road (9 miles or so) and being a 100% Czech I just had to have my photo taken with the town sign. Not much there, a dozen house, a church and auto repair shop. No bar? I thought that was strange.

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Geppetto’s Big Clock

Town & Country Furniture

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I like to “find” Big Things. Usually I have researched and charted my targets. However this chair was an unexpected treat. We were cutting cross country in Ohio, north of Dayton, just west of I-75 and spotted this chair in Piqua. It’s out front of Town & Country Furniture on W. Water Street, corner or S. Wayne. If you are so inclined Xtreme Tattoos is right across the street. I was thinking of a nice dragon but was overruled.

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Town & Country Furniture

National’s Cap

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On the East Coast in June for Kelly and Dan’s wedding. Nice affair outside Baltimore, had a lot of fun there. On Sunday I traveled with the Chief Photographer along with Julia and Dan up to DC to attend a Nationals game which was my Fathers Day gift. It was super hot but it didn’t spoil my first visit to Nationals Park to see Strasburg pitch. If you’re not a baseball fan, Stephen Strasburg is a phenom that’s taken DC by storm. On the metro to the stadium there were more Strasburg jerseys than you could count. Outside the fan store was this Big Nats Cap.

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National’s Cap

I-465 Wrench

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We were on our way back from Terra Haute and Emily’s graduation party and just hit I-465. It was Sunday morning and we had a little free time when we spotted this wrench sign. We jumped off on the Executive Parkway (aka Sam Jones) and wound our way through the industrial park until we found the the sign. It was in front of the Allisonville Transmission facility next to the Comfort Suites. Also home to UAW Local 933. “Go Union” (I grew up in Detroit!)

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I-465 Wrench

Andy’s Big Pencil

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Andy gave me this Big Pencil for Christmas a few years ago. I had a photo from Christmas morning but cannot find it. Since then it’s been in my office. Here I was working on the details of this web site when this photo was snapped. I like it when someone askes me for a pencil to write down a note!

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Andy’s Big Pencil

Haines Shoe House

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The old lady that lived in a shoe could have lived here. However the Haines Shoe House was built by Col. Mahlon Haines, a big self promoter who had a string of shoe stores, go figure. Anyway we now enjoy his self-indulgence with this 25 ft high shoe house located coincidently on Shoe House Rd., off US Rte 30 in Hellam, PA., just East of historic York.

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Haines Shoe House

 

Effingham Cross

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This is billed as the World’s Largest Cross and I can believe it. Standing 198 feet tall with a 113 foot cross bar it is larger than the cross in Indian River, Michigan which was one of my early Big Photos and can be seen very near the bottom of this page. This cross is between exits 157 and 159 on I-55 in Effingham, IL. There is a great restaurant in Effingham named the Firefly Grill. Highly recommended if you are passing through near lunch or dinner time.

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Effingham Cross

National Road Muffler

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This muffler was a “found” Big Object we ran across on our way out of Vandalia, IN. It’s on US-40 west of town near Exit 61 on I-70. We stopped in Vandalia to see the historic marker designating the terminus of the “National Road.” The National Road ran from Cumberland, MD and was planned to continue to St. Louis, however funding ran out in 1838 when the road reached Vandalia. The National Road was the first major road to use the new macadam road surface. The interesting things you know when married to an historian.

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National Road Muffler

St. Louis Chairs

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On the same trip to St Louis for Thanksgiving we were in Kirkwood to hang out and do a little shopping when eagle-eyed Deb spotted this sculpture of chairs. Luckily she had her camera handy and we were able to capture this image.

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St. Louis Chairs

Laumeier Sculpture Park Eyeball

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The trip to Saint Louis was rich in Big Photo opportunities. Catherine and Dale took us to the Laumeier Sculpture Park to see this Big Object. Quite something. Created by the artist Tony Tasset this sculpture titled appropriately “Eye, 2007” is one of many of his artworks found in public areas. In fact, another eyeball like this can be found in Pritzker Park near the Loop in Chicago.

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Laumeier Sculpture Park Eyeball

Brown Shoe Company

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The Brown Shoe company in Saint Louis has this Big Shoe made up of shoes sculpture in front of their headquarters. The Big Shoe of Shoes, sounds like an Ed Sullivan introduction, of course you have to be a Baby Boomer to understand that.

 

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Brown Shoe Company

Joe Louis Fist

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At the foot of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, shop my hometown by the way, is a tribute to one of the Great Boxers – Joe Louis. From Detroit. He became the most notable boxer of his time – the Golden Age of boxing. I ask you, who can name the current Heavyweight Boxing Champion? Can you?

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Joe Louis Fist