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Exploring Route 66, IL: Wilmington
Gemini Giant at the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant of Wilmington, IL.
The Gemini Giant is a landmark statue on U.S. Route 66 at the Eastern entrance to Wilmington, Will County, Illinois. It stands outside the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant.
The 30 foot tall statue is one of many giant “Muffler Man” advertising props found throughout the USA in the Sixties.
The Gemini Giant is named after the Gemini space program and holds a silver “rocket ship” in his hands, while sporting an astronaut’s space helmet that resembles a welding mask.
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Gemini Giant, at the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant of Wilmington, IL.
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Giant Gemini, at the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant of Wilmington, IL.
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Gemini Giant, at the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant of Wilmington, IL.
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