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A set of Burma Shave ads is assembled along a portion of Old Route 66. At least one of the signs is missing, so the saying doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's cool anyway. Just south of the intersection of Pontiac and Aurora.
[Jennie R., 04/22/2014]Burma Shave Signs:- Address:
- Pontiac Rd, Pontiac, IL
- Directions:
- North of town, Old Rt. 66 along Pontiac Rd, south of the intersection with Aurora.
Faded and peeling in the hot sun. Come see it before it's gone completely.
[Ben Perdue, 06/15/2016]Sidewalk Shark:- Directions:
- Downtown, on the north side of W. Madison St. just west of N. Main St.
- Hours:
- April 2017: Reported powerwashed away.
- Admission:
- Free
- Status:
- Gone
Sidewalk Shark.
[Nikrap, 06/11/2016]Pontiac features a variety of public murals, but this is everyone's favorite: a 3-D hole painted on the sidewalk with a grinning shark below.
- Pontiac, Illinois - Walldog Museum
Small museum dedicated to the "walldogs" who paint large outdoor advertising signs, murals, and billboards.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Directions:
- Downtown. On the west side of Mill St., midway between W. Madison and W. Washington Sts, across from the old courthouse.
- Hours:
- Closed in 2018.
- Status:
- Closed
At the Pontiac Historical Exhibit housed inside the courthouse, they have one of Abe Lincoln's beard hairs, preserved under a magnifier. They have other weird stuff like the teeth of dead prison inmates and a stuffed coyote named Tina.
[Ben Perdue, 06/17/2016]Abe Lincoln Hair Strands:- Address:
- 115 W. Howard St., Pontiac, IL
- Hours:
- M-F 9-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 815-844-5847
- Admission:
- Free.
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Burma Shave sign sets are often short-lived in a particular location, but be on the lookout for these nostalgic placards north of Pontiac.