Oak Forest, Illinois: King Tin Man
King Heating and Air Conditioning's scrap metal mascot wears a jaunty crown.
King Heating and Air Conditioning
- Address:
- 4813 W. 159th St., Oak Forest, IL
- Directions:
- King Heating and Air Conditioning. I-57 exit 348, then drive west a little over a mile. On the left (south) side, on the southwest corner of US Hwy 6/W. 159th St. and Hwy 50/S. Cicero Ave., across from Arbor Park Middle School.
- Phone:
- 708-687-6898
- Admission:
- Free.
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Owner Tim Willson put him back up anyway, but hefty fines forced him to remove the Tin Man a year later. The citizens of Oak Forest rallied behind Willson, and a new mayor was elected claiming that the previous administration "had no heart."
In May 2011, on the fourth anniversary of the Tin Man's banishment, he was finally restored to his rooftop perch. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 05/06/2011]
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