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Papa Burger
Avondale, CO
2012: 2023:

The Papa Burger is missing his mug and burger. He is installed in a residential front yard. By 2022, he was laying on his back next to a shed on the property. It appears he had been repainted as a Santa at some point.

Mama, Baby & Teen Burger [gone]
Cortez, CO
This Burger Family, sans Papa Burger, was on the roof of an antique shop. These photos are from 2005. By 2006, the statues were gone. [photos thanks Rich Birley]

Papa Burger
Boulder, CO
This repainted Papa Burger in Boulder hangs from the ceiling of the World Famous Dark Horse bar. There are also two A&W hamburgers. I have no idea where these pieces came from.

More Colorado:
Papa Burger (Berthoud)

Burger Family
Tipton, IA
This Burger Family has been here at the mini golf of Hunt's Cedar River Campground since at least the early 1970s. The figures were repainted in 1999. At one point, the "T" on Teen Burger's sweater was changed to an "I" for the Iowa Hawkeyes but it has since been changed back. [info thanks Rich Birley] For more, see this website. [map]

More Iowa:
Teen Burger (Sheldon; now Emmetsburg)
Papa Burger (somewhere on I-80 in Iowa; vintage postcard) [gone]

Papa Burger
Oglesby, IL
This Papa Burger was known as "Woody the Root Beer Man" when he was located at Woody's in Streator, IL. That location closed in 2005 and the statue was relocated here. This Oglesby A&W is now known as The Root Beer Stand. [map]

Baby Burger
Manhattan, KS
This Baby Burger was installed on the roof of Rock-A Belly Bar & Deli by 2007. [map]

Teen Burger [gone]
Cambridge, KS
This Teen Burger was originally installed on the roof of an A&W in Burden, KS. He was on display in someone's front yard when these photos were taken in 2010. In 2011, he was sold to a private collector.

Teen Burger
Swansea, MA
Teen Burger
East Tawas, MI
Papa Burger
Biddeford, ME

The Teen Burger in Swansea is located at the Eskimo King which opened in 1957. This statue was previously installed on the roof. This statue was likely produced with the cone in his hand and his right hand on his chest like the Ice Cream Boy in East Tawas without the modified head. In 2000, a contest was held to come up with a name for the statue. The winner was "Manny Flavors." In 2013, the statue was refurbished. [map]

This Teen Burger in East Tawas is installed at Marion's Dairy Bar. This modified statue was produced and marketed by International Fiberglass as the Ice Cream Boy. This factory photo shows one ready to ship. They were apparently inspired by the Eat-It-All boy which was used in advertising for the company's ice cream cake cones. International Fiberglass' artwork shows a merging of the Eat-it-All boy with a Flare-Top cone. I don't know how popular these statues were or if the East Tawas and Swansea statues were the only ones produced. For more, see this website. [International Fiberglass vintage photos thanks Terry Nelson] [map]

This Papa Burger statue in Biddeford was previously at D'Allaire's Motel and Cottages where they had some other statuary (including this leaping deer). In 2003, D'Allaire's sold their Papa Burger to TJ's Pizza which is just down the street. These photos are from 2003 when the statue was in storage. The mug and burger are missing from the statue's hands. This guy has heavy lipstick and golf balls for eyes, perhaps a carryover from D'Allaire's which had a mini golf course. In 2003, the owner said that they planned to restore the statue and put it on the roof. However, as of 2019, the statue was still not on display.

More Michigan:
Papa Burger (Chesterfield)

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