Albuquerque, New Mexico: Muffler Man: Lumberjack Mutant
Known to its owners as "Lumberjack" and to the local Cuban population as "Fidel." Stands high atop a Vietnamese restaurant. His arms and ax were blown off in a 2013 windstorm, and reattached in 2019.
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So tall!
[Dennis, 07/23/2011]
Some background on the origin of this statue: This originally appeared above the Duke City Lumber Company store in the early 1960's. The lumber store became a hardware store and is currently a Vietnamese Cafe. The cafe owners took advantage of the grandfather clause in the Albuquerque sign ordinance, which makes such a monstrosity illegal today, and left it standing. This gives them a huge attraction that makes everyone wonder how the lumberjack is connected to a cafe.
[Wm Breiland, 04/23/2011]
On top of May Cafe Vietnamese Cuisine? Ok then.
[AirstreamAcrossAmerica.com, 06/17/2010]Another interesting tidbit about the ABQ Muffler Man at the May Cafe. It is known among the Cuban population in Albuquerque simply as "Fidel." A rather uncanny resemblance, no?
[Elizabeth Pillsworth, 10/29/2000]Just a quick update on the ABQ. Muffler Man. He is located at the corner of Central Ave. and Louisiana Blvd. SE on the edge of an area known to locals as "the war zone". It is a Paul Bunyan type, complete with an axe(which may come in handy in that neighborhood). He sits atop an excellent Vietnamese restaurant called May Cafe. The building used to house a hardware store.
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Muffler Man: Lumberjack Mutant
May Cafe
- Address:
- Louisiana Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM
- Directions:
- May Cafe. Just south of Central Ave./Route 66 on the west side of Louisiana Blvd SE.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Conditionally categorized as a Muffler Man mutant, since he only shares the hand position and none of the familiar fiberglass pieces. His continuing career as a big American woodsman promoting Vietnamese cuisine is unique.