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McPherson, Kansas: Happy Chef: Chimney Sweep (In Transition)

Jolly chef spokesman of a fast food chain since 1970, reborn in April 2000 as a top-hatted mascot for a chimney sweep company. After decades of interstate visibility, he was smashed by a windstorm on June 17, 2025. His owner wants him repaired and back in 2026.

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Happy Chef - Chimney Sweep

Large Chimney sweep on the side of I-135 between Wichita and McPherson Kansas. Used to be a large baker with a wooden spoon poised in front of a greasy spoon in McPherson, KS. Bought and renovated into a chimney sweep a couple of years ago.

[Mike, 09/09/2001]

Happy Chef: Chimney Sweep

Directions:
I-135, southbound side, between mileposts 57 and 56.
Hours:
June 2025: Collapsed.
Status:
In Transition

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