Sycamore, Illinois: Statue of Mr. Pumpkin
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- W. Elm St., Sycamore, IL
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the corner of Somonauk and W. Elm Sts, one block south of Hwy 64.
- Admission:
- Free
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A bronze statue honors Wally "Mr. Pumpkin" Thurow, complete with his wacky outfit and high-wheeled bicycle. Wally was the founder and chief cheerleader of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival for 50 years. He died in 2012; the statue was unveiled Oct. 22, 2014.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [07/10/2016]Visitor Tips and News About Statue of Mr. Pumpkin
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Mr. Pumpkin is still there, but has a nice backdrop that appears to have been added later. Fresh pumpkins fill out the scene close to Pumpkin Festival time in October.
[Clark W, 10/27/2020]
Mr. Pumpkin is cute as a button (sorry! But he is!). His vest is covered in badges -- most of which are a pumpkin in a sycamore leaf. Very obviously a member of the Lions Club. He is on Somonauk St., just south of the intersection with W. Elm.
On the corner of W. Elm and Somonauk is a unique community message board - metal sculpture in itself covered in sycamore leaves. Turn south and Mr. Pumpkin is on the right - adjacent to a parking lot.
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Wally "Mr. Pumpkin" Thurow was the founder and chief cheerleader of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival for 50 years.