Exterminator Looming Over Mouse - Burlingame, CA
Posted by: 
DougK
N 37° 35.444 W 122° 21.779
10S E 556238 N 4160598
Quick Description: A giant exterminator with a mallet behind his back looms over a tiny mouse in Burlingame, California.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 9/14/2009 9:19:03 AM
Waymark Code: WM77G4
Views: 3
Long Description:"http://www.west-ext.com/western-exterminator-history.htm/"target="_blank">Western
Exterminator has its is headquarters in Anaheim, California. Their
web site has a nice page for
"http://www.west-ext.com/fun-stuff.htm"target="_blank">kids. The
Burlingame location has an giant iconic figure of the company logo,
visible from the nearby Highway 101 freeway.
From the
"http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/20708"target="_blank">Roadside
America website:
The mallet-brandishing guy in a top hat (admonishing a tiny rat
holding a knife and fork) was created in 1931 as line art for a
yellow pages ad. Originally called "Kernel Kleenup," Western's
attempt to rename him with a TV contest in 1964 yielded the winning
"Inspector Holmes." Both of these names are pretty much forgotten;
Western Exterminator staff continue to regard him as "Little Man"
(a runt version of which is bolted to every company truck -- his
hammer vibrates on a spring as the truck moves).
The address of the Western Exterminator in Burlingame is:
1320 Marsten Road # D
Burlingame, CA 94010-2462
To get really good pictures of this statue, one has to walk out
the southbound Broadway freeway exit towards Highway 101. There is
a wide shoulder to walk on, but one needs to be careful and
probably hope the CHP doesn't show up.