Built in 1967, the 15-foot wide Big Orange made of concrete and steel was originally used as an orange juice stand in the ’60s is now a roadside attraction in Melbourne,Florida.
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Gator!
Pink Dinosaur!
In Spring Hill Florida is a pink dinosaur — 22 feet high and 58 feet long — dates from 1962. Built by taxidermist Jacob Foxbower and his brother to promote the family museum, “Dinosaur Wildlife” (also may have operated as “Foxbower Wildlife Museum”). It closed in 1998, but the pink dino remains.
Shell Bazar
The Shell Bazar located in Port St Lucie is a classic Florida photo-op, sculpted with 2.5 tons of concrete and rebar, has enlivened the snapshots of vacationing northerners on US 1 since 1953.
