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The sculpture garden is amazing! Really cool and worth the stop.
[Mary Cat, 07/27/2022]Spoonbridge and Cherry:- Address:
- 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Southwest side of downtown. On the west side of Hennepin Ave., between Dunwoody Blvd and Vineland Place, and a block north of the Walker Art Center.
- Phone:
- 612-375-7600
- Admission:
- Free
A twenty-foot-long #2 pencil was carved from the stump of an oak tree destroyed in a storm.
[Phil Wala, 06/17/2022]Lake of the Isles Pencil:- Address:
- 2217 Lake of the Isles Pkwy E., Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- Southwest side of the city. In a front yard on the east side of Lake of the Isles Pkwy E., just south of its intersection with W. 22nd St. Private property; visible from the street.
On May 8, 2002, Minneapolis unveiled a life-size bronze statue of its most famous TV resident: Mary Richards of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. It was commissioned by the cable network TV Land, which at that time was erecting bronze statues to its most popular vintage rerun shows, including Bewitched (Salem, MA), Bob Newhart (Chicago, IL), and The Honeymooners (New York, NY).
The sculpture, by artist Gwendolyn Gillen, shows Mary during an immortal moment in the sitcom's opening credits where she stands in front of downtown Donaldson's department store and joyfully flings her hat into the air.
Mary was at the statue's dedication, but not Donaldson's; the building burned down during a Thanksgiving Day fire in 1982.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/08/2022]Mary Tyler Moore Statue:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 505 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- Downtown. On the west side of Nicollet just south of its intersection with S. 7th St.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Statue of an immortal 1970s TV moment stands at the spot where character Mary Richards tossed her hat skyward in the opening credits of Mary Tyler Moore's sitcom, set in Minneapolis.
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Lizard Lounge
The lizard is located at East Side Neighborhood Services, a community center with an alternative high school and a day care. When the lizard was brought to campus, the day care students voted to name her Lizzy. Lizzy used to be a concession stand at Franconia Sculpture Gardens. She is beloved by all the children and watches over them and the community garden nearby. If you stop, drive down the road and get amazing beer at Dangerous Man and the best fish and chips in the city at Anchor, just a few blocks away.
[A. Allen, 02/12/2022]Lizard Lounge:- Address:
- 17th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- North side of the city, on the north side of 17th Ave. NE, at its far western end, where it intersects with California St. NE.
- Hours:
- Smashed by a car in April 2024.
- Status:
- In Transition
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Carved in May 2022, the pencil is full-color, complete with eraser and lettering on its side. As a former oak tree, it might last longer than most other stump art. July 2022: Photo added.