Weird California
Weird California
Weird California - By Joe Parzanese

Giant Rooster of Imperial Poultry

Map Imperial Poultry
821 East Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90021

Los Angeles - E Washington Giant Rooster
Los Angeles - E Washington Giant Rooster

Imperial Poultry in Los Angeles on East Washington plays host to a giant rooster on top of its chicken store.

International Fiberglass is perhaps best known here 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 Los Angeles! 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."

Originally, I thought there were only four of these massive birds in California (one in the hills near Jackson, one in someone's side yard in Lockeford, and only one on top of a building in Los Angeles). But as it turns out there are easily at least 20 of these birds lurking in California, including a full on infestation in the Los Angeles area!

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First Created: 2014-04-21
Last Edited: 2015-01-06


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