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No, this isn't some kind of funny Halloween joke. This guy has no head! Fortunately, Scott from the El Monte Sign Company in El Monte, CA is undergoing some great plastic surgery. "Scott" was once a miniature golf man in Duarte, CA, but found a great new home here years back. The El Monte Sign Co. has designed much of the neon signage in the San Gabriel Valley and its only fitting that a prime big man stand on the premises.
Wow, there really are flies around here! That's the comment most would say as they visit Mecca, CA, site of the Mecca Man. This guy stands out in front of a bait shop near the Salton Sea. The area smells just a bit and flies are everywhere!
The Mentone Man is located in someone's private backyard! Along with the head of a Statue of Liberty copy, this Mentone guy greets or scares passersby in this quaint town. Oh, don't forget to grab some of the best local beef jerky at the store down the street.
My friend, Richard who sent me this knew Prewitt and said he might have gotten the idea for the giants after he made the curved part on the front of the trailers. He worked for him back in 1959. He told a funny story about having to once take down one of the giants after the city got after the owner to take it down. Richard owned a crane that Prewitt borrowed from time to time. They went out to the giant and put a rope around his neck to pull it down and all the residents said it looked like a "hanging." The building looks the same but the giant is gone. But I remember him well. Many thanks to Jim Osborne for information. 04-09
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Here's an image of a roadside lumberjack standing next to the Dal's Antiques store in Lawndale, CA. A long time Lawndale resident recently told me that all these giant fellows were actually created in Lawndale, CA on Manhattan Beach Blvd near where the 405 freeway crosses. He knew the man who made them and how they were made etc. The builders name was Bob Prewitt.