Giant ketchup bottle draws tourists in Illinois
On 7/30/2014 7:11 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> On 7/29/2014 3:49 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
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>> Giant ketchup bottle draws tourists in Illinois
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>> Published Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | 7 a.m.
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>> Updated 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> The Oscar Meyer people sent one of their weinermobiles to the ketchup
> bottle, and are now negotiating its purchase. Not a joke.
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>
Ketchup with a hot dog? Yuck!
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