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Jenny Murray says:

You should be able to push a button and something will come out of his nose.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Cow snot? Champagne?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

slowernet says:

holy, uh, cow. you mind me asking where to find this one?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

I'm deeply offended. Okay, now I'm over it. It's on Mack at the corner of Lenox. But they're out of business, if you were thinking of getting a cow.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

artissoft says:

Dreck! Why do all the good businesses in Detroit go out of business?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

churl says:

Wow.

And I'm doubly shocked that someone hasn't graffiti'ed it up.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Voxphoto says:

What, the Tilde Milk Bar is closed? Maybe the alien antenna sticking out of Bossie's head was giving people the wrong idea.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

The Tilde Mik Bar ... I like that :-)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

LarryB says:

Moo, I say, Moo!

Actually, the whole scene is oddly graf free.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Jacob...K says:

Notice the church in the background....You can worship God over there or come here worship the golden calf......
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Newleaf says:

I am SO glad you photographed this. It is near where we lived and I used to drive past it all the time.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Great! How long has it been there, do you think? Did you ever get ice cream there?
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

arts enthusiast says:

Thanks for traveling and finding this fascinating stuff for us, Joey!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Thanks for enjoying and commenting.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick T Power says:

They don't make big artificial cows like they used to!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

I enjoyed your paper at the recent symposium, and I think I agree with you that there's a general decline in construction standards for giant fiberglass statues generally.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Newleaf says:

It's been there a long time- since the 60s for sure and maybe the 50s but I was too young then to notice. Never got ice cream there. Mostly we bought the big blocks fof Stroh's (coffee or George Washington cherry) and ate it at home!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Wondering if there was any connection between Stroh's beer and Stroh's ice cream I did a quick google and found this:
info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=8 0&catego...
Apparently there is. The ice cream was born during prohibition and was spun off into a separate unit after prohibition ended in 1933. Then in 1987 it was sold to another company.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

tEdGuY49® says:

the cow was moved there a few years ago (i believe) from the creamery at I-94 and Grand River.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Bradley_j says:

THis is a great image.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Stew Dean says:

In the land of god and cows and the god of cows.....
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

satanoid says:

In Soviet Russia, cows eat YOU!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

artissoft says:

Joey, is this your most popular photo on flickr by now? It is incredible, it always shows up on my 'comments you've made' page on the first spot from all the comments made recently!

Update: Ok, I had to find out about that. Still not on top, but in the top ten: interestingby.isaias.com.mx/pm.php?id=5652780 8@N00
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Neat link. Never seen that before.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

gill4kleuren says:

Great.
Would you be so kind to post it in:
www.flickr.com/groups/uglydisplay/pool/
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Capelight says:

This is the best!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Isn't it great? I wish someone would reopen it.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Blue Sky Day says:

I lived in an apartment building on Dickerson and I was there the day this cow was installed. It must have been 1963 or so. We moved away in 1965. I have a strong emotional attachment to this cow! This was MY childhood ice cream store. I heard, from a group called "Friends of the Barn" that raise money and take care of an original Wilson Barn, that the cow was a Wilson Dairy billboard statue prior to being moved to this location. Anyway ... great shot! Magpiemoxie on flickr (my other name) has some pix of the cow too but not as nice as yours.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Joey Harrison says:

Hey, thanks for your personal recollections. Good to know when it dates from.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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