WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS. The tall fellow is the Launching Pad Drive-In Muffler Man, who put
down his muffler and picked up a rocket ship after switching careers from auto parts to
the restaurant business. He is 28 feet high, made of fiberglass, and
never takes off his helmet. Opened in 1960 as a Dari Delite (that's a new one for me), the Launching
Pad is a good lunch time stop if you get a late start when
leaving Chicago. There is some 66 memorabilia to explore inside,
and you just can't miss that giant space being outside.
No comments:
Post a Comment