Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut Statue

Address:
1745 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Directions:
Atlantic City walk-in Visitors Center, in the entrance to the old skywalk that led to the now demolished Sand's Casino.
Hours:
Daily 9-5.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut Statue

the Mr. Peanut Statue is currently housed inside the AC walk-in Visitors Center in the entrance to the old skywalk that led to the now demolished Sand's Casino. [Robert, 05/29/2009]

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut Statue

The Garden Pier, where Mr Peanut is located, is temporarily closed due to visual corrosion. The Press of Atlantic City reported: "The city shut down Garden Pier, home to the Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Atlantic City Arts Center, after a visual inspection by an engineering firm alerted officials to potential safety hazards." [Robert, 05/13/2009]

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut Statue

Atlantic City's Mr. Peanut statue (and bench) has been moved to the Garden Pier. It sits under an eave to allow it protection from the elements, and the pier closes at 4 pm daily, so there is less chance of vandals attacking it again. Be aware that the Garden Pier parking lot closes promptly at 4 pm, so move your car or it will be towed.

Alas, there is a $2+ billion casino being built adjacent to the Garden Pier, and the new developers expect to purchase the Garden Pier and tear it down. The future site of the Mr. Peanut Statue is in question... [robert, 12/30/2008]

Mr. Peanut statue. Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut Statue

Atlantic City's Mr. Peanut Statue was only available for a short time after it appeared in July. He was vandalized, his bronze composite right hand broken in half. Luckily, before the attack I snapped a shot of my niece and nephew posing next to him. [Robert, 12/03/2006]

[RA: That extended pinky was too much for the criminal mind to tolerate! Mr. Peanut was taken away to Cherry Hill, NJ for repairs in mid-August 2006, and a rethinking of his structural fitness when pitted against boardwalk denizens. Mr. Peanut's armored shell is made of a tough mixture of steel and resin; the new hand will be all steel, impervious to all but the most determined and demented vandals.]

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Mr. Peanut New Photo Op in Atlantic City
Planters Peanuts has erected a slightly larger-than-human sized Mr. Peanut statue on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.... [07/13/2006] Complete News Story

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