Sterling, Colorado: Statue of the Popcorn Man
A bronze statue honors Clarence Mentgen, who sold popcorn from a shack at this spot for nearly 40 years.
- Address:
- S. Third St., Sterling, CO
- Directions:
- Downtown, at the corner of the county courthouse square, on the corner of Hwy 14/Main St. and US Hwy 76 BUS/S. 3rd St.
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The corner of Third and Main Street in Sterling was dedicated in the memory of Clarence Mentgen, "The Popcorn Man."
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Clarence sold popcorn from a little shack on the courthouse square from 1939 to 1977. In 2008 the town erected a bronze statue of Clarence, by Colorado artist Shalah Perkins, and a buttery replica of the shack (no popcorn sold).