Wilmington, Illinois -
Gemini Giant - Space Age Muffler Man

A fiberglass giant outfitted for space travel, clutching a rocket far too small for his size.

Address:: 810 E. Baltimore St., Wilmington, IL
Directions:: Launching Pad Drive-In. East edge of town, on the north side of Baltimore St./Hwy 53.
Phone:: 815-476-6535

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Gemini Giant

My parents and I visited the Gemini Giant and the Launching Pad restaurant. I saw no signs the Launching Pad and/or the Gemini Giant are still for sale. The Gemini Giant looks great. We noticed he had a power line running to him, which led us to believe some part of him must light up at night, which would certainly be neat to see.

The Launching Pad is currently selling Gemini Giant t-shirts. We had lunch at the Launching Pad, which was great and only cost about $12 for the three of us. If you stop to take pictures of the Gemini Giant, be sure to go inside, get a bite to eat and have a look around at the cool murals and tables.

[Carrie Bachman, 08/14/2011]

Gemini Giant - Business for Sale

The current owner of the Launching Pad restaurant and its Muffler Man Gemini Giant is reported to have his business on the market. The fiberglass statue of a helmeted man holding a rocket is a rare surviving Muffler Man configured as a space man (the space helmet was sold as an accessory by the same company that manufactured the figure).

Morey Szczecin has owned the Launching Pad for four years, and the listed price is $650k, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.

[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 01/25/2011]