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Giant
Bowling Pin
Tampa, FL
 Giant
Bowling Pin
Lebanon, TN		 Giant
Bowling Pin
Tremonton, UT		 Giant
Bowling Pin [gone]
Marshalltown, IA
 Giant Bowling Pin
Imperial, MO		 Giant Bowling Pin
Waynesville, MO
The Bowling Pin in Tampa stands just outside Splitsville, a contemporary bowling alley which opened in 2004. The owners claim that this is the world's largest bowling pin. It appears to be about 20 feet tall. I believe the other pins in this row are about 15 feet tall.

The Bowling Pin in Lebanon is located at Pro Bowl West. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Tremonton is installed above the sign for the Grille Restaurant. It advertises for the Bear River Bowling Center. The bowling alley was built as the Golden Bowl in 1960. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Marshalltown was located next to the former Chippewa Lanes. It was about 20 feet tall. This photo is from 2010. By 2013, the pin was gone.

The Bowling Pin in Imperial is installed at Imperial Bowl. [map]

The Bowling Pin in Waynesville is installed at Buckhorn Lanes. The bowling alley closed in 2018 and the building is vacant. This Pin remains. [map]

Giant Bowling Pin [gone]
Harrisburg, PA
 Giant Bowling Pins [gone]
Clayton, OH
The Bowling Pin in Harrisburg was installed on a trailer at the Red Crown Bowl & Brew. It was still there in 2016. However, by 2017, the Bowling Pin and the bowling alley itself were gone.

The Bowling Pins in Clayton supported the canopy at Timber Lanes bowling alley. Although the place had closed, the Pins were still there in 2021. They were gone by 2024. For more, see this website.

Park Lanes Bowl
Loves Park, IL
The Park Lanes Bowl opened in 1962. These pins and ball were installed in the early 2000s. [map]

Bird Bowl Bowling Center
Miami, FL		 Bowling Pins and Ball
Santa Cruz, CA
 Bowling Pin
Bishop, CA
The Bird Bowl Bowling Center opened in 1956. There was originally a large neon sign on the front of the building. These pins were probably added in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

These Bowling Pins and Ball in Santa Cruz are located on the roof at the Boardwalk Bowl. They appear to be about four feet tall. For more, see this website. [map]

The Bowling Pin installed on a pickup in Bishop advertises for the Back Alley Bowl & Grill. [map]

National Bowling Stadium
Reno, NV		 Town & Country Lanes
Joliet, IL
This mosaic tile sculpture inside the National Bowling Stadium museum was created by Eileen Gay in 2012. It is titled "Pin Setting." The pin is eight feet wide. For more, see this website.

The Town & Country Lanes was built in 1957. The building was remodeled sometime later and this pin and ball were added. [map]

More Bowling Pins:
Bay Lake, FL
Dolton, IL
Detroit, MI
Medina, NY
Port Jefferson, NY
Mentor, OH
Lawrenceburg, TN
Bluefield, WV
Calgary, AB
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Giant Hockey Stick & Puck
Eveleth, MN
This Hockey Stick is 110 feet long. The original hockey stick was built in 1995 and was 107 feet long. It began to crack and was replaced with this one in 2002. [map]

More Hockey Equipment:
Goalie Mask (Pittsburgh, PA)
Hockey Stick and Puck (Duncan, BC)
Hockey Stick (Winkler, MB) [map]

More Sports Equipment:
Tennis Ball (Borrego Springs, CA)
Pool Table (Fredericktown, MO)
Shuttlecocks (Kansas City, MO)
Ping Pong Paddle (Columbus, OH)
Barbell (Sellersville, PA)
Shuttlecock (Frisco, TX)
Tether Ball (Appleton, WI)
Curling Rock (Arborg, MB)
Curling Stone (Thunder Bay, ON)

Giant Game Pieces
Philadelphia, PA
These Giant Game Pieces were installed in 1996 in Thomas Paine Plaza downtown. The fiberglass and steel statues include dominos, chess figures, bingo card markers, a Monopoly hat and iron, and Parcheesi pieces. The artwork is officially entitled "Your Move" and was a collaborative project of Daniel Martinez, Renee Petropoulis and Roger White. [map]

Giant Chess Set
Newport Beach, CA
This Giant Chess Set has been located at the Hyatt Regency since at least 2015. Evidently, there are other Hyatts that have these, including these in Anaheim, CA, Australia and Egypt. [map]

King Chess Piece
St. Louis, MO
 Giant Chess Piece and Set
St. Louis, MO
This King Chess Piece is installed at St. Louis University in front of the Sinquefield Chess Commons which was dedicated in 2022. I don't know if the Piece was installed then or if it has been there longer than that. There are tables with inlaid chess boards and a giant chess board on the ground. [map]

This King Chess Piece and Giant Chess Set are located at the World Chess Hall of Fame which opened in 2011. This Chess Set was probably installed then or in 2012 when a 15-foot-tall Chess Piece was installed. The Chess Piece was replaced with this 20-foot-tall, mahogany version in 2018. [map]

Giant Chess Set
St. Louis, MO
 Knight
Chess Piece
Cloverdale, CA
This Giant Chess Set was installed in front of The Cheshire hotel around 2015. [map]

This Knight Chess Piece was created by Peter Crompton and Robyn Spencer Crompton. It was built from reinforced concrete and installed in town in 2019. The sculpture was knocked over by vandals in 2023 and will be repaired. [map]

More Chess Sets & Pieces:
Chess Set (Morro Bay, CA)
Chess Pieces (Denver, CO) [gone]
Alice in Wonderland Chess Set (Columbus, OH)
Chess Set & Piece (Medicine Hat, AB)

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