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Austin, Minnesota: Apollo Superette

Formerly the home of a 10-foot-tall fiberglass barnyard rooster. Still has its great Apollo capsule sign.

Address:
903 Oakland Ave. W., Austin, MN
Directions:
Just west of downtown. On the south side of Oakland Ave. W. between 8th and 9th Sts SW.
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Apollo Superette sign.

Minimart Liquor Store Rooster

The rooster is gone.

[Tania, 06/07/2025]

The rooster was always an obtuse fit with Apollo Liquors' space age sign.

Apollo Liquors Superette.

Minimart Liquor Store Rooster

The rooster has been promoted to standing guard at the corner. Looks great!

[LamFam, 07/07/2021]

Rooster.

Big Rooster

Outside of the Apollo Superette in Austin stands a 10-foot-tall fiberglass rooster.

[Seth H, 04/05/2018]

The rooster serves as a kind of pedestrian sentry between a gas station mini-mart and its attached liquor store.


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