House Swarming with Pirates and a Giant Rooster
3412 Marcus Avenue,
Newport Beach, California
92663
In Newport Beach, there's a house with hoards of fiberglass style statues. A whole bunch of pirates are swarming all over the house just like in Disney's Pirate's of the Caribbean; there's even a Captain Jack Sparrow. The pirates are in the middle of various pirate acts ranging from swinging down from the balconies to drinking several different forms of alcohol. In addition to all the pirates, there is also an Indian and a cowboy, a hunchback, some skeletons, the Statue of Liberty, a few animals and perched on the corner of the roof, a giant pinkish rooster! Yes the giant pinkish rooster is one of International Fiberglass's giant roosters, painted red and pink. Parking is a bit difficult in the area, but you can walk right up to many of the statues and pose for pictures with them.
The maker of the giant rooster, International Fiberglass is perhaps best known as the company that made the Muffler Men that stand guard on our highways, but they also built other fiberglass statues such as the well known Sinclair Dinosaurs and the less known, but oh so awesome, giant rooster like this one in Newport Beach! At 8 feet tall, 3 feet wide, 5 1/2 feet long and weighing in at 100 pounds of fiberglass, these colorful fowl often could be found standing on top of or outside of chicken stores throughout the country.
International Fiberglass specifically targeted chicken restaurants for the big birds, and advertised them as "Something to Crow About . . . this Gigantic Rooster. Whether mounted high on the rooftop, at ground level, or wherever, this giant sales booster is an effective display that can be seen for blocks around." I wonder if they ever thought one of them would end up ontop of a residential home surrounded by an entire crew of pirates!
There are easily at least 30 of these giant roosters lurking in California, including a full on infestation in the Los Angeles area! Orange County also is home to possibly four other giant roosters, one outside Mrs. Knotts Chicken Dinner restaurant, one in Midway City, and two all white roosters at the Anaheim Packing House!
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Comments:
- ed of Escondidoon 2016-10-06 said:
- There's a big fiberglass cock on display at Hawthorne Feed in Escondido on Valley Parkway.
- Charles of Sonora , California on 2014-05-02 said:
- Link to some more Giant Chickens. Also one is located at Poor Man's Bronze in Jackson CA.
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First Created: 2014-04-21
Last Edited: 2015-05-11
