Alma, Arkansas -
Popeye Statue - 2007 Model

Popeye Statue - 2007 Model

Alma calls itself "Spinach Capital of the World," and holds a spinach festival every April. The town's newest statue stands in a fountain in a downtown park. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Popeye Statue - 2007 Model

If you want to get a good photo of Popeye, make sure you get to the park before sun starts getting lower into the West. There are no trees or anything to block the suns rays from going straight into your camera lens if you want that full frontal shot of the sailor man. On the other hand, all that spinach seems to have produced in Popeye other physical attributes that can only be enjoyed from the rear.

The park's mural appears to be almost finished and makes a nice contribution to the garden display. At this time though, there is still scaffolding in the way of getting the best photos of the entire park. [Gary Epperson, 09/08/2011]

Popeye Statue - 2007 Model

This one actually looks like Popeye. [David, 04/17/2011]

[RA: It's important to faithfully render cartoon characters so fans can recognize them. But we also appreciate the occasional total failure...]

Popeye Statue (2007 Model)

The Popeye statue is great, but what you really need to see is a town in need of desperate improvement. Oh yea, they thought the best way to spend their money is to build a MILLION dollar high school football stadium! No joke! [Kale Kemp, 03/30/2010]

[RA: Perhaps some would argue that was wiser than spending it on a new, MILLION dollar Popeye statue! Not us though.]

A Popeye To Be Proud Of
Since 1987, Alma, Arkansas's claim to be "Spinach Capital of the World" has rested on the drooping shoulders of a fiberglass and papier-mache Popeye statue, chained into a wooden hutch to prevent it from being swiped by students from the next-door high school. ... [04/27/2007] Complete News Story