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The bull that formerly resided on the canopy of the Vestal Steakhouse has been moved to the discovery center in Binghamton. They have painted flowers on the bull and named it "Blossom."
[christopher, 12/26/2004]Blossom the Black Angus Bull:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 60 Morgan Rd, Binghamton, NY
- Directions:
- South edge of town, in Ross Park. Take I-81 exit 4S onto Hwy 363. Follow it south and exit into southbound Hwy 434. Cross the bridge, veer right, then turn left at the first light onto Washington St. Drive south one mile, then turn left onto Morgan Rd. The Park is a half-mile on the right; turn left immediately inside the Park to get to the Bull.
- Binghamton, New York - Two-story Black Angus Bull
The Bull is a landmark in Vestal N.Y. It is made of fiberglass and stands two stories high on the canopy of a landmark restaurant, The Vestal Steakhouse, which I use to own but have closed down recently. The bull is still there, and I have had several offers to buy it as far away as Texas.
[Tom Iacovelli, 06/01/2003] Pretty neat tower with a plaque explaining what its original purpose was when it came to railroading. Halfway up the tower is a metal monkey, but it is not King Kong!
[Thom H, 08/04/2023]Marconi 1914 Radio Test Tower:- Address:
- 69 Lewis St., Binghamton, NY
- Directions:
- On the north side of Lewis St., just east of Chenango St. and the old railroad depot.
- Binghamton, New York - Marconi Tower
Your website states that there are four Marconi Towers in the United States, two in Scranton and two in Binghamton. Binghamton now only has one tower standing (not sure about Scranton). I'm an amateur radio operator, and International Marconi Day is celebrated worldwide on the Saturday closest to April 25 (Marconi's Birthday). On this day amateur operators set up their radios at sites where Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi had a footprint in radio communications and began communicating around the world.
[Theodore Klees, 04/26/2023]Our 2015 tip about this tower noted that it was "the last remaining" of the four original towers. So it was all alone back then, as it still is today.
It's a pretty neat tower near the equally cool Lackawanna railroad station.
[Annie, 04/09/2021]
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December 2004: Has been moved to Binghamton, NY.