Seattle, Washington - Flower Shop Elephant

Seattle, Washington - Flower Shop Elephant

Locals claimed the Aurora Flower Shop sign elephant was real, dead, and rotting. Here's what we found out... Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Seattle, Washington - Flower Shop Elephant

Unfortunately, the Aurora Flower Shop is no more. They may have been out of business for more than a year. The sign below the elephant is hard to make out, as some of the letters have fallen, I believe it reads "be the next to own the elephant." [Mark, 03/15/2006]

Seattle, Washington - Real Dead Elephant

The elephant over the Aurora Flowers florist is a real elephant, so local residents tell me. Originally shot by the first owner, he had it stuffed. Unfortunately, mounting it on a sign on Hwy 99 in Seattle was bad plan, because Mr. Elephant began to rot. So he had it varnished. That too, did not last, as pigeons made a home in the rotting-out belly, stuffed with excelsior. When that failed, he had it first stuccoed and then covered in concrete. The tusks were stolen at some point, and replaced with fakes. Mr. Elephant is still there, on Aurora/Hwy 99, with plenty of pigeons living in the open belly cavity. Both fascinating, and gross, if the story is true. Not sure who you'd ask to verify it. [James Hopkins & David Emery, 12/06/1999]