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Boot Car
Burbank, CA (now Henderson, NV)
2012: 2018:
This Boot Car was located at Victor's Shoe Repair. It had been there since at least 2006. In 2018, the Boot Car was moved to the back of the parking lot where there were plans to restore it. It was painted with a primer coat but never got beyond that. It is now being restored by Quality Repair in Henderson where it will be displayed. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Boot Car [gone]
Los Angeles, CA
This Boot Car was located at Quality Shoes. It was built from a 1972 Honda 600. The car was painted green with orange laces in 1980. Quality Shoe Repair was established in 1973. The business moved to this location in 1975. This Boit Car was built in 1978 and was the first one. Four others were built after that. Three of them are now at the Henderson location (see below) which opened in 2007. I don't know what happened to the fifth Boot Car. These photos are from 2013. The Boot Car was moved inside the store around 2017. The store closed in 2020 and this Car was destroyed.

Boot Car
Henderson, NV

2014:
2022:
This Boot Car was originally located at the Quality Shoe Repair in Los Angeles (see above). It was moved to the Henderson location sometime after 2008. It is now located behind the store, waiting to be restored. In addition to this Boot Car, Quality Repair has a High Heel Shoe Car and a Stiletto Car. See this page for photos of them. For more, see this website. [map]

Shrimp Boots
Gray, LA
These Shrimp Boots were installed in front of the Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau in 2018. They are nearly eight feet tall. [map]

Boot
Santa Monica, CA		 Boot
Black Earth, WI		 Red Wing Boot
Red Wing, MN
This Boot in Santa Monica is installed above the entrance to a Dr. Martens shoe store. It appears to be about four feet tall. There is a similar boot at the company's store in London, England. [map]

This Boot in Black Earth was installed on the roof of a van advertising for the Shoe Box shoe store across the street. I believe it represents a Red Wing boot. The van was gone by 2022 and this boot is now displayed in front of the store. [map]

This Red Wing Boot is believed to be the world's largest work boot. It is 20 feet long and 16 feet tall. It was made of the same materials as the company's actual boot. The Red Wing Shoe Company produced it in 2005 to commemorate its 100-year anniversary. The Boot is located inside the Red Wing Shoe Museum. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

L.L. Bean Boot
Freeport, ME		 Boot [gone]
Gibsonton, FL
This L.L. Bean Boot is 17 feet tall and is installed just outside the front door of their headquarters. It was built for their 90th anniversary in 2002. The classic "Maine Hunting Boot" was invented in 1912 and has been altered very little. There are many other Bean Boots at the company's other locations (see bottom of this page). In 2012, the company unveiled its new Bootmobile. [map]

The Boot monument in Gibsonton is a tribute to Al Tomanini who, at over eight feet tall, was a sideshow giant. When he died in 1962, one of his real rubber boots was installed on a pedestal by his wife. That boot rotted away and this monument was installed in 2010 in the same location. Gibsonton was a retirement community for carnival workers. By 2022, the boot on top of the monument was gone. For more, see this website.

Cowboy Boot [gone]
Owensboro, KY		 Cowboy Boot
Mitchell, SD		 Cowboy Boot
Tucson, AZ
This Cowboy Boot in Owensboro is installed on the roof of Walters' Shoe Mart. These photos were taken in 2010. By 2012, the store had closed and the boot was gone.

The Cowboy Boot in Mitchell is located at the Merchandise Outlet Store which sells Western wear. The store moved across the street around 2019 and the boot was reinstalled there. [map]

This Cowboy Boot in Tucson is about 16 feet tall. It was created in 1976 for the Tack Room restaurant. The artist was Michael Kautza who also built the Bull and Matador and the Wine Bottle in Tucson. In 1983, the Boot was moved to its current location at the entrance to the Vactor Ranch residential community. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Cowboy Boot
Pendleton, OR		 Cowboy Boot [gone]
Amarillo, TX		 Cowboy Boots
San Antonio, TX
This Cowboy Boot in Pendleton is installed in front of Hamley's Western Store. It has been there since at least 2011. The mosaic depicts a cowboy on one side and an Indian on the other. It reads "Two Cultures, One Community." The Boot was installed as one of about 10 boots installed around town as part of the Boot Trail. This one is still there. [map]

This Cowboy Boot in Amarillo was located in front of the Big Texan Restaurant. The boot had been there since at least 2000. This photo is from 2011. The Boot was gone by 2012. For more, see this website.

These Cowboy Boots in San Antonio are both 40 feet tall by 35 feet wide. They were created by Bob "Daddy-O" Wade in 1979 for the Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, DC. In 1980, they were moved here to the North Star Mall. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Cowboy Boot
Colorado City, TX
2017: 2021:
This Cowboy Boot in Colorado City is installed in front of Wood's Boots. It appears to be made of concrete. It was repainted in 2019. [map]

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