New Orleans, Louisiana -
Erotic Pipe Wrench Woman

The Erotic Pipe Wrench Woman(a.k.a. Mona) has been removed from the building and is in storage. Her location is undisclosed as the family has had difficulties with vandals and burglaries. The store had to close after the death of the proprietor. The family is currently deciding what to do with the property. [V. Monjure, 05/09/2010]

The Pipe Wrench Woman Sign was not on the building when I visited the site on March 22, 2009. Store was closed so I could not ask for what reason the sign was not available. Hopefully it is out for a face lift. [Robert Vernon, 03/31/2009]

I thought you might be interested in a photo of this lovely advertisement which induces red-blooded American men to buy all sorts of manly tools when passing the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and South Claiborne in New Orleans, LA, the city that reserves taste for mealtimes. [John Morse, 11/18/1999]

At South Claiborne Hardware, 4321 South Claiborne Avenue, near Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA, is an extremely erotic sign of a woman straddling a giant pipe wrench, riding it in a way that would make an urban cowgirl jealous. Does this really sell wrenches? A few years back, I drove by there and noticed it was missing. I was despondent for weeks only to find that the owners had sent it off for a face lift. Now it's back up there in glorious technicolor. [Stephen G. Schwarz, 06/28/1998]