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Gainesville, Texas: Glenn Goode's Big John No. 1 (In Transition)

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Directions:
From I-35 turn on hwy 82 east, go 4 miles to FM 371 turn left(north) and go less than 2 miles.
Hours:
Currently elsewhere under restoration.
Status:
In Transition
Glenn Goode's Big John No. 1

One of the late Glenn Goode's Big People: Big John, a fiberglass giant store clerk who once held grocery bags. Currently elsewhere under restoration.

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Glenn Goode's Big John No. 1

The big fiberglass people are no longer there. They were sold and moved in 2023.

[Debbi C, 02/20/2024]

When last we checked, Glenn Goode's Muffler Men, Uniroyal Gals, and Big Johns had been moved to Virginia and were being restored at Mark Cline's fiberglass studio. Then they will move on to various new homes.

Big John.

Glenn Goode's Big John No. 1

Big John is still doing a good job advertising for Glenn Goode's Sandblasting. standing with the other giants of Gainesville. He's a little faded and he has initials written in the dirt of his pants.

[Olivia L., 07/09/2022]

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