So it this thing still there? Is Circle
Chevrolet is closed?
We have at least one of these in St. Louis
but all the spikes are gone. I really like
your black & white treatment and the way
it appears to be radiating some sort of
energy. Very nice work.
Do you remember what the cross street is. I
just came back from Memphis where they have a
restored sputnik that is lighted and spins.
Actually it rotates and spins. It is pretty
cool. I would like to have a look at this one
next time I am in Chicago. I want to see if
it is built the same way.
Here is an excellent photograph of the one in
Memphis by Amiev.
I couldn't find it there -- seems it's gone
now, right?
By the way, this was a Roto-Sphere (rotating
sphere) -- about 230 of them were produced in
Bossier City, LA from 1961 til the early
1970s. Only about 16 of them are left now.
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babygirldiamond (80 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
ChicagoEye (80 months ago | reply)
thanks BGD!
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Dennis Dixson (77 months ago | reply)
So it this thing still there? Is Circle Chevrolet is closed?
We have at least one of these in St. Louis but all the spikes are gone. I really like your black & white treatment and the way it appears to be radiating some sort of energy. Very nice work.
ChicagoEye (77 months ago | reply)
It's still there Dennis. But the dealership has been closed for some time. It looks like they sell used refrigerators out of there now.
Dennis Dixson (77 months ago | reply)
Do you remember what the cross street is. I just came back from Memphis where they have a restored sputnik that is lighted and spins. Actually it rotates and spins. It is pretty cool. I would like to have a look at this one next time I am in Chicago. I want to see if it is built the same way.
Here is an excellent photograph of the one in Memphis by Amiev.
www.flickr.com/photos/amiev/20606420/
ChicagoEye (77 months ago | reply)
Dennis..I want to say the cross street is 81st or 82nd. It between 87th and 83rd on the east side of the street.
Dennis Dixson (77 months ago | reply)
Hey thanks very much.
scrubbles added this photo to his favorites. (74 months ago)
agilitynut (68 months ago | reply)
I couldn't find it there -- seems it's gone now, right?
By the way, this was a Roto-Sphere (rotating sphere) -- about 230 of them were produced in Bossier City, LA from 1961 til the early 1970s. Only about 16 of them are left now.
More about them here:
www.agilitynut.com/sca/roto.html
ChicagoEye (68 months ago | reply)
agility: I just noticed a week or so ago that the sign is gone. Too bad, too.
Dennis Dixson (67 months ago | reply)
Bah! I guess I am not going to get a better photo of it then. It seems like we are losing a lot of signs this year.
suzysputnik added this photo to her favorites. (60 months ago)
agilitynut (56 months ago | reply)
27 Roto-Spheres went to Chicago -- more than any other city in the country. It's too bad that none remain there.
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