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Video Log – Road Trip to Metropolis, IL

Posted by Val on May 15th, 2009 at 12:47 pm | Permalink | 1 Comment » |

And now it’s time for an extra special treat to wrap up the recap of my Metropolis road trip!

Here’s a video I put together with some clips from the road! I saw the I-57 Abraham Lincoln, the World’s Largest Cross in Effingham, the Super Museum, Superman Statue, and Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis. And, of course, I saw an ice cream eating contest! And since we were so close to the border, we just had to cross into Kentucky and back!

>>Watch this video on Vimeo.

>>Watch this video on YouTube.

FYI: It’s kind of dangerous to take video while you drive. Kids, don’t try this at home.

FYI²: It is really hard to take photos (which will always be my #1), update twitter, AND shoot video at the same time. But that doesn’t mean I won’t keep trying until my technique is perfected!

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Americana Hollywood Museum – Part 3

Posted by Val on May 12th, 2009 at 3:15 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

I love a good horror film! Here’s some horror memorabilia from the Americana Hollywood Museum:

Bates Motel sign at the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Elvira at the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Child's Play's Chucky at the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Site: Americana Hollywood Museum
Location: Third & Ferry Streets, Metropolis, IL
Cost: $5.00 ages 6 and above (they were offering a “special” the day I was there for $5 for both museums. I have a feeling that special runs often.)
Hours: 9:00AM – 6:00PM Daily (April -September), 9:00AM – 5:00PM Daily (October – March)
Date: May 2, 2009

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Americana Hollywood Museum – Part 2

Posted by Val on May 12th, 2009 at 12:16 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

Here’s a look at the outside of the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois:

Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Metro Info Depot at the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Airplane outside of the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

Lion statue in front of the Americana Hollywood Museum in Metropolis, Illinois

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Americana Hollywood Museum

Posted by Val on May 12th, 2009 at 8:45 am | Permalink | No Comments » |

A short skip away from the Super Museum, right across from the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, is a 40,000-square-foot building that could only be described with the proverbial “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Jim Hambrick’s (yes, the same Jim Hambrick that owns the Super Museum) Americana Hollywood Museum opened in 2005 and celebrates pop culture and more.
Lining every inch of wall and table space available in this museum is memorabilia and merchandise for movies, comics, celebrities, and more. There is space dedicated to Marilyn Monroe, Elvira, John Wayne, Elvis, and Jimi Hendrix. There are mint in package action figures, costumed life-size mannequins, authentic movie props.

In January 2009 a pipe burst and soaked many of the collectibles causing $100,000 in damages, mostly to the Marilyn Monroe collection. The museum closed afterwards, but is now back open.

Elvis statue at the Americana Hollywood Museum

Americana Hollywood Museum

Pink Cadillac at the Americana Hollywood Museum

Superman Toys at the Americana Hollywood Museum

Jimi Hendrix at the alt=

Gone with the Wind at the Americana Hollywood Museum

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Big John Grocery Clerk – Part 2

Posted by Val on May 11th, 2009 at 3:06 pm | Permalink | 2 Comments » |

More photographs of the Metropolis Big John from 2007…

Big John Grocery Clerk, a roadside attraction in Metropolis, Illinois

Site: Big John Grocery Clerk statue at the Big John Superstore
Location: 1200 E. 5th St., Metropolis, IL
Cost: Free to see
Hours: Always Visible
Date: July 14, 2007

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