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Bull Statues (page 6)

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Los Angeles, CA
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Alturas, CA
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Sonoma, CA
This pair of Bulls were elevated under the sign for the Pacific Dining Car. In 2020, the restaurant closed. The sign and bulls are gone now.

This Bull statue in Alturas is located on the roof of the Modoc Auction Yard Cafe. It has been there since at least 2007. This photo is from 2016. [map]

This Bull statue in Sonoma is installed on the roof of Angelo's Wine Country Deli. It has been there since at least 2007. [map]

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Albuquerque, NM
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Albuquerque, NM
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Phoenix, AZ
The first Bull shown above in Albuquerque is installed on top of the sign of Mac's La Sierra Coffee Shop. For more, see this website. [map]

The second Bull shown above in Albuquerque was installed around 2011 at the Town House restaurant. The businesses have changed several times but the statue remains. The building currently houses a Mexican restaurant. [map]

The Bull in Phoenix is located on top of the Stockyards Restaurant. [map]

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Las Vegas, NV		 Bull
Fallon, NV		 Bull [gone]
Flint, MI
This Bull in Las Vegas is located at the Golden Steer Steakhouse. The restaurant opened in 1958. This statue may have been here since the 1960s. [map]

This Bull in Fallon is located at the Cock'n Bull Restaurant which has been closed since 2014. The bull and sign were installed around 1975. [map]

This Bull in Flint stood in the parking lot of Tom Z Flint Original Coney Island for many years. By 2018, the restaurant had closed and the statue was gone.

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Sacramento, CA (now Wilton, CA)
This Bull in Sacramento was installed in front of Ruland's Used Office Furniture during the day. He was wheeled inside the store when the store was closed. He was frequently repainted with different sayings on his sides. He was named Ruofs (pronounced "Rufus" but spelled as an acronym for the store's name). The statue was originally installed at Elk Grove Meats. He was about to be trashed when Ruland's adopted him in 1989. These photos are from 2018 and 2019. In 2021, it was announced that the store was moving. The bull was moved to Fog Willow Farms in Wilton, CA.

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Valley City, ND
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Brookfield, IL
 Babe the Blue Ox
Porterville, CA
The Bull statue in Valley City is installed at Valley Meat. [map]

The Bull statue in Brookfield was located on the roof of the Papa Vini Restaurant. The restaurant later housed Brookfield Restaurant & Nicholson's Pub. This photo is from 2009. By 2015, the statue had been painted a more traditional brown. In 2018, the restaurant had closed and the statue was removed. It is now displayed at the local farmer's market. For more, see this website.

The Babe the Blue Ox statue was once installed on the roof of the Blue Ox restaurant in town. There was also a wooden statue of Paul Bunyan on the same lot which is now located in Three Rivers, CA. Babe is now in storage at the Porterville Fair Grounds. She/he makes appearances during the fair, dressed in different outfits.

Clarion Meat Lockers
Clarion, IA
 Goshen Butcher Shop
Edwardsville, IL
The Clarion Meat Lockers bull statue had been installed over the store's entrance since around 1960. Around 2021, the statue was moved next to the entrance. For more, see this website. [map]

The Goshen Butcher Shop was established in 1947. It closed around 2022 but this statue remains. [map]

Schuman's Meat
Columbus, OH
This rooftop bull statue at Schuman's Meat looked recently refurbished when these photos were taken in 2009. The statue is still there but the sign is gone. [map]

Hilltop Steakhouse [gone]
Saugus, MA
The Hilltop Steakhouse had about ten fiberglass cow and bull statues grazing in front of the restaurant. This photo from the 1960s shows the statues which were produced by Prewitt Fiberglass Animals or International Fiberglass. During the Christmas season, Santa hats were put on the statues. The restaurant was also well-known for its giant cactus sign which has been adapted for new businesses on the property. In 2013, the restaurant closed and the cows were removed. Three of the statues were moved to MarketStreet in Lynnfield, MA. [map]

Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse [gone]
Tampa, FL
Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse had seven locations in Florida. These photos are from 2005 when there were six life-sized fiberglass bulls in front of this location. The chain went out of business in 2010. Landers Steakhouse is located here now and the statues are gone.

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