Lyndhurst, Ohio - Eggshelland

A seasonal Easter display of thousands of painted eggshells depicting cartoon characters and religious images. Lovingly created each year by the Manolio family. Hurry! It's only up until the Tuesday after Easter. [anon., 04/18/2000]

Springtime in Lyndhurst, means EGGSHELLAND. Since 1957 Ron and Betty Manolio have been decorating their front lawn with grand mosaics made out of handpainted eggshells.

EGGSHELLAND is not an overwhelming sight, the Manolios own a modest ranch house on a cul-de-sac, crammed between their neighbors, they don't have a very large front lawn, but they manage to fill all of it with six or seven designs a year -- always including The Cross and its secular counterpart, The Bunny.

This year's lay-out was pronounced "Forty Years of Memories" and included among others "The Rooster" (dated 1969), "The Wizard of Oz" (1972), racist Indians logo Chief Wahoo (1996), Mickey Mouse (1989) and their only new design this year, a "Welcome Home Browns" logo, in honor of Cleveland's pretend football team. The entire display had 34,658 eggshells in it.

Unfortunately, EGGSHELLAND only lasts ten days. Not folks to get carried away with a good thing, the Manolio's still only set out their annual display on the morning of Palm Sunday, and leave it up until the Tuesday after Easter. [1031 Linden Lane in Lyndhurst, Ohio 216-442-6061] [David Hansen, 04/10/1999]

You guys really ought to check out Egg Shell Land. It is smack in the middle of suburbia - hundreds of 60s ranch homes, and then the sign - THIS WAY TO EGG SHELL LAND. Very cool. I'm not sure whether it is seasonal; during the Easter season buildup, it gets lots of press in the local media. [Bill Cordier, 05/26/1997]