Peoria, Illinois: Milt, the MG Car Planter
1968 MG sports car turned into an outdoor urban planter with colorful painted murals. Dented by another car in Dec. 2020, so the artists added a large band-aid to its side.
- Address:
- 1323 SW Adams St., Peoria, IL
- Directions:
- West edge of downtown, on the northeast corner of IL-116/S. MacArthur Hwy and SW Adams St.
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This MG sports car has a garden in its trunk and an ever-changing mural on each side. It's in downtown is Peoria, outside C.T. Gabbert Remodeling and Construction.
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The novel planter was built in 2015 by Joe Gabbert. He also paints the art on the outside.