Medford, Oregon: Big Goofy Black Bird
29 feet tall, with bulging biceps, unsettling claws, and an insane expression. Built in 1965.
Black Bird Shopping Center
- Address:
- 1810 W. Main St., Medford, OR
- Directions:
- I-5 exit 27 onto Barnett Rd to Riverside Ave./Hwy 99. Drive north, then turn left onto East Main St./Hwy 238. About a mile, on the right. Black Bird Shopping Center.
- Phone:
- 541-779-5431
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The Big Goofy Black Bird is "alive and well." The Black Bird store itself is worth a visit. Lots of Sasquatch stuff (including a guide on how to hunt for it) and other fun displays.
[Shakti Lee, 08/21/2022]
He's right in the parking lot, scaring...errrr.. welcoming visitors.
[Chrissy Ferguson, 06/14/2017]Gigantic Black Bird at hardware store. Store owners dress the bird in different outfits throughout the year. Santa Claus, track runner, other costumes too. I remember coming from the next town when I was little just to see the bird.
[Katie Tinker, 10/24/2004]Black Bird, today an "Outdoor Auto and Hardware Store," was first opened in 1965 by Lee Hobbs to sell army surplus. Lee was inspired by Centralia, WA's Yard Birds to design his own 29-ft. tall monstrous mascot.
The Black Bird. Nearly 2-stories high, made of plaster and papier mache.
[Molly Brandenburg, 10/08/2000]We are informed by a recent visitor that the "crow" statue may actually represent a mynah bird. The owner has a live mynah inside, "whose shrieks and whistles can be heard throughout the store."
Mascot for Black Crow Hardware in Medford, Oregon, this Black Crow statue is the stuff of nightmares. With fiendish crazed googly eyes, he gawks at passing motorists from the parking lot. His 20 - 25 foot height is made more intimidating by his having hands with three twisted fingers each instead of wings. I nearly ran off the road when I encountered this guy. The photo was taken around 1990.
[Scotty Wimpress, 08/21/1998]Sept. 2003 - Medford resident Suzie writes: "The black bird, over the years, always gets his clothes and equipment stolen. It's one of the local pastimes or something. So don't go by any photos of him except the nude ones -- they are most accurate."
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The Black Bird, built in 1965, was patched and repainted in 2021.