Sputnik Chevorlet

A close-up of the satellite-shaped spire atop the old Circle Chevrolet dealership sign on Racine Avenue in Chicago.

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babygirldiamond says:

Great shot!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

ChicagoEye says:

thanks BGD!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ChicagoEye says:

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.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dennis Dixson says:

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/
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

ChicagoEye says:

Dennis..I want to say the cross street is 81st or 82nd. It between 87th and 83rd on the east side of the street.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Dennis Dixson says:

Hey thanks very much.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

agilitynut says:

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
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ChicagoEye says:

agility: I just noticed a week or so ago that the sign is gone. Too bad, too.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Dennis Dixson says:

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.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

agilitynut says:

27 Roto-Spheres went to Chicago -- more than any other city in the country. It's too bad that none remain there.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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