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Since 1989, folk artist Joe Minter has filled his yard with homemade sculptures, shrines, and signs as a tribute to African-Americans, on orders from God. Visitors are welcome.
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- Address:
- 931 Nassau Ave. SW., Birmingham, AL
- Directions:
- On the southwest edge of the city. I-65 exit 258. Drive west on Route 18 for one mile, then turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Drive south and take the third right onto Nassau Ave. Joe Minter's place is the last house on the left.
- Hours:
- Daylight hours. Open gate policy; tours available if Joe is at home. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 205-322-7370
- Admission:
- Free, but you can buy an African Village book and/or DVD from Joe.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Bruce Larsen has unveiled his latest junk-art creation, "Mr. Baseball," at the Sports Sculpture Park of the United States Sports Academy. The seven-foot-tall, 500 pound slugger is made from Larsen's familiar material -- hubcaps, tractor gears, hydraulic cylinders, old heating pipes -- and joins several other junk sculptures that he's built for the park, such as a sprinter, weightlifter, gymnast, and basketball player.
It was originally hoped that Larsen's first sculpture in the the park, the football-themed Iron Bowl Monument, would be accompanied by a full team of gridiron players, but Larsen is evidently tackling different subjects.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 04/22/2012]Athletes Made of Junk:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 1 Academy Drive, Daphne, AL
- Directions:
- Next to a parking lot at the United States Sports Academy. I-10 exits 35 or 35A. Drive south on US 98/Old Spanish Trail for one mile, then turn left at the green U.S. Sports Academy sign onto Academy Drive. Turn right into the parking lot, then bear left; the statues will be at the edge of the lot, under the trees.
- Phone:
- 251-626-3303
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
A very interesting collection of metal. Breastplates are Ford and DeSoto hubcaps, very good assortment of automotive parts and household appliances. Sign says; My name is "Zirpa Anad Nitsurd". Created by Mike Goggens, 1999.
[Tony Lowros, 11/23/2000]Junk Creatures of Mike Goggans - Lirpa Anad Nitsud:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- DeSoto Pkwy, Fort Payne, AL
- Directions:
- From downtown Fort Payne (US Hwy 11) turn east at the stoplight onto Hwy 35/5th Ave. SE. Follow it up the mountain for 2.5 miles. At the blinker light, turn left (north) onto Hwy 89/DeSoto Pkwy. Drive 2.5 miles. You'll come to a blinker light with a Shell station on the right. You'll see the shiny robot on the left. Junkosaurus is behind it, hidden behind a tree.
- Hours:
- By appt. to be let into the gated yard. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 256-845-9162
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Amazing Asian-flavored folk art wonderland by Louis Lee, who died in 2006.
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- Directions:
- Northwest of Scottsdale in Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley. I-17 exit 205 onto eastbound W. Glendale Ave. In about 3 miles Glendale turns into Lincoln Drive. Continue for 3 miles. Turn south onto Tatum Blvd for 1/2 mile, then west on McDonald Drive 1 mile. Be careful -- McDonald abruptly turns north into a residential street. House is at the end of McDonald, on south side.
- Hours:
- Private property. Currently closed to tours.
- Status:
- Closed
- Pearsonville, California - Hubcap Capital of the World
Nooo hubcaps .. playground is no longer creepy.
[Jennette, 05/02/2015]Hubcap Capital of the World:- Directions:
- Pearson Road along US Hwy 395.
- Status:
- Gone
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