Giant ketchup bottle draws tourists in Illinois
Giant ketchup bottle draws tourists in Illinois
Published Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | 7 a.m.
Updated 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park,
California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the "World's
Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.
The Collinsville water tower is a depiction of Brooks Old Original Rich
and Tangy Catsup, which was once produced in the buildings beneath the
tower.
Now, the sign is for sale. Owner Larry Eckert is asking $500,000 for the
65-year-old, 170-foot-tall landmark and adjacent warehouse.
The 100,000-gallon tower never held ketchup. It hasn't been used since
Brooks moved out in the 1960s.
Judy Demoisy helped save the bottle when it was in danger of being torn
down in 1993. She says preservationists believe using it in a ketchup
museum would be great.
"It's a global condiment," she says.
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