Atlantic City, New Jersey -
Metal Mr. Peanut Statue
The monocled, top-hatted, human-sized goober has occupied several spots along the Boardwalk, staying one step ahead of vandals and collapsing buildings. He sits on a bench, encouraging others to join him.
- Address:
- 1745 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
- Directions:
- Inside the Atlantic City walk-in Visitors Center. On the Boardwalk just south of S. Indiana Ave. Park on S. Indiana as close to the beach as you can, then walk a block south to Mr. Peanut.
- Hours:
- Daily 9 am -5 pm.
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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'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.]
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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