Springfield, Missouri: Gigantic Paper Cup (Gone)
Building entrance, and symbol of the epic disposable dishware industry. As of July 2014, the structure was being demolished and reported gone in 2015.
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The building is for sale, the giant cup is still there. You could park across the street and walk across and see it.
[Chelsea, 07/03/2013]The Solo factory is closed and is for sale, but the giant Solo cup still stands! They've blocked off the front parking area, so find a place to park at one of the lots nearby.
[Jen, 10/21/2012]
While exploring Springfield, I was rewarded with this..... A gigantic Solo cup which is actually the entrance to the Solo Cup company offices.
[Richard Weiss, 05/26/2005]I just read Feb 10th, 2005 in our Saint Louis Post Dispatch that this paper cup manufacturing plant will be closed sometime this year, 2005. I had always enjoyed seeing this giant cup on my many trips to Springfield. I live in Saint Louis.
[Thomas Hobbs, 02/26/2005]
I found this picture on a roll of film from 1999 that turned up mysteriously. Since there's a picture of the Rolla Stonehenge and the Stanton Muffler Man on the same roll, I assume it's the Springfield, Missouri, facility listed on the Sweetheart Web site. The windows are different from the one in Augusta.
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Gigantic Paper Cup
- Directions:
- Solo. I-44 exit 80A, then drive south on Hwy 44/Glenstone Ave. for around 1.5 miles. Was on the left.
- Hours:
- Jan. 2015: Reported gone.
- Status:
- Gone
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