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Giant Vehicles (page 1) |
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Cadillac Building Tarzana, CA |
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The Cadillac Building was built in 1987. It was designed by Matlin-Dvoretzky to resemble the front end of a 1970s Cadillac. The building was previously painted pink. It was painted white around 2010. This complex of retail and office space is known as Fleetwood Square. For more, see this website. [map] |
Giant Hood Ornament:
Cartersville, GA [map] |
Giant Radio Flyer Wagon Spokane, WA |
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The Giant Radio Flyer Wagon is located in Riverfront Park. It was created by Ken Spiering in 1990. This wagon is 27 feet long and 12 feet tall which is slightly smaller than the one in Chicago (shown below). The handle functions as a slide. [map] |
Giant Radio Flyer Wagon Chicago, IL |
Giant Wagon Unadilla, NE |
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The Giant Radio Flyer Wagon in Chicago is located on the lawn in front of the company's headquarters. At 24 feet long, this is the World's Largest Wagon. The wheels are eight feet in diameter. This wagon was built in 1997. It was inspired by the 45 feet tall model that was produced for the 1933 World's Fair. Radio Flyer has been producing wagons since 1917. Unfortunately, this wagon can only be photographed through the fencing now. In 2016, the Wagon was removed for a restoration. In 2017, it was displayed in downtown Chicago before returning to headquarters. For more, see this website. [map]
The Giant Wagon in Unadilla is located at Nitty Gritty Gas and Thrift. From around 2012-214, there was a giant cart here. The Wagon was installed around 2018. [map] |
Giant Bulldozer Turlock, CA |
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The Giant Bulldozer functions as office space for the United Equipment Company. The 22-foot-tall structure was built in 1977. The company's president was inspired to have it built after seeing a giant bulldozer on top of a factory in Japan. [map] |
Giant Crane Mt. Vernon, WA |
Giant Skateboard Orlando, FL |
This Giant Crane was built in 1988 as the corporate office for Sicklesteel Cranes. [map]
This Giant Skateboard was installed around 2011 for EMAD Electric Skateboards. That store was gone by 2015 but the Skateboard is still there. [map] |
Giant Bicycle High Point, NC |
Giant Bicycle Taylors, SC (now Greenville, SC) |
Giant Bicycle Easton, PA |
The Giant Bicycle in High Point is installed on the roof of Bicycle Toy & Hobby on Main Street. It has been there since at least 2004. [map]
The Giant Bicycle in Taylors was located at Gusto Cycles when this photo was taken in 2009. By 2015, the store and bicycle were gone. It was moved to the Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery in Greenville, SC. [map] The Giant Bicycle in Easton is installed on the roof of Genesis Bicycles. [map] |
Giant Bicycle Amarillo, TX |
Big Green Bike Casey, IL |
This Giant Bicycle in Amarillo is installed at the Cliffside Event Center. It was probably created by Daryl Podzemy who also built a giant revolver on the property. [map]
The Big Green Bike in Casey was installed by 2015. [map] |
Giant High Wheel Bicycle Vienna, IL |
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle [gone] Las Vegas, NV |
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This Giant High Wheel Bicycle in Vienna is 20 feet tall and was built by Vienna Correction Center employees. It was installed in front of the Forman Depot Museum in 2016. Vienna is the Bicycling Capital of Illinois. [map]
This Harley-Davidson Motorcycle projected over the entrance to the Harley-Davidson Cafe. It was installed in 1997. It was still there in 2016 but the store and motorcycle were gone by 2017. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
Giant Tricycle Livingston, IL |
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The Giant Tricycle is located at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall. The seat had fallen off onto the ground by 2023, probably from people climbing on the sculpture. [map] |
More Bicycles and Tricycles:
Fayetteville, NC Spartanburg, SC [vintage; gone] Roanoke, VA More Motorcycles:
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