Anyone driving on Route 206 in Shamong has surely seen the gorilla in the parking lot of Mighty Joe’s, a gas station and convenience store. Formerly found along the Wildwood boardwalk and more recently serving as a decoration at a go-kart track, the gorilla, now known as Mighty...
Photos from June 2011 For a few years during my childhood, my family would drive down to Florida every February, and my brother and I always anticipated the stop at South of the Border. If you have never heard of South of the Border, then you haven’t done...
In 1948, Colonel Mahlon M. Haines, the owner of several shoe stores in PA & MD, decided to implement what is likely the ultimate advertising gimmick. He had a house shaped like a shoe built in Hellam. The house was actually intended to be used as a vacation...
It seems for as long as anyone can remember, this giant cow has been standing along Route 309 in Wilkes-Barre Township. It stands guard in front of an Amish shed shop. It’s a popular landmark and has apparently had a few paint jobs over the years. As you...
I’m not really sure how many times I’ve driven by this without giving it too much thought. Recently I heard this building was to be sold, so I figured I’d check it out before it was possibly razed. Turns out this was, unsurprisingly, supposed to have been a...
Normally, I don’t bother with big roadside things. Coming from South Jersey, I’ve seen plenty of them and never saw the big deal. I mean, I had a dinosaur down the road while I was growing up; the only reason he (she?) is on the site is because...
Most people look at you funny if you tell them there’s a 6 story elephant near Atlantic City. Lucy was built in 1881 to attract people to Margate (South A.C. at the time) and to hopefully buy property there. Over the years, she’s been a real estate office,...
