Humpty Dumpty
Lake Tahoe, CA Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn
Here's an interesting roadside find. Check out Humpty Dumpty,
prior to his great fall.
BBQ
Pig
Watsonville, CA Photo courtesy Adriene Biondo
This little piggy went to the ... May
Way Shopping Center. This little oinker beckons all travelers to its BBQ restaurant.
Doggie Diner
San Francisco, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
Doggie Diner Photo courtesy Wanda Mazur
The Doggie Diner head near San Francisco was the last of the remaining
signs of the old Doggie Diner. Unfortunately, this sign was blown down
by a windstorm on 4/1/01.
Doggie Head (restored) Photo courtesy Kallisti
Good news! This doggie head was restored back to prime condition. Even
the doggie's hat now looks spotless!
Here's a shot of the doggie head standing tall over the Carousel. 07-03
UPDATE 07/08 : The Doggie Diner head in SF (associated with the former Carousel restaurant) has been lovingly restored and moved to a position on Sloat Blvd. More information can be found at http://www.outsidelands.org/doggie_diner.php. According to this site, the Doggie Diner head was designed in 1960 by artist Harold Bachman for a chain of 30 drive-in restaurants.
The doggie head stands there, somewhat depressingly, right in the middle of the street, on a traffic median. The colors are so bright, it almost seems to lack authenticity. Many thanks to Heather David for update. 07-08
Doggie Diner Head
San Jose, CA Photo and info courtesy Heather David
The diner may be gone, but this Doggie Diner head rests comfortably at San Jose's Streetlight Records. According to an employee at Streetlight, the doggie head may have come from a Doggie Diner in Fremont, CA. 07-08
Lockeford Meat Cow
Lockeford, CA Photo courtesy Tony Craig
Here's the Cow standing above the doorway in Lockeford, CA. This cow is advertising bratwurst and sausages at this Lockeford meat place. 12-10