Concrete Gorilla - Rock Springs, Wyoming - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This gorilla is constructed of concrete, and his hat is made of metal. He stands on a concrete base, waving at passersby. It is a remaining remnant of a concrete business that was once located at this address, but that business has moved, and the gorilla, as a mainstay of the community, stayed behind.

Here is an article about when someone stole the gorilla's hat, back in 2009 -

" ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — The crooks behind this Rock Springs heist must have some big heads.

Police in the southwestern Wyoming town say someone took the 45-pound steel cowboy hat from atop the concrete statue of a gorilla in front of the Concrete Palace, a statuary shop.

Shop owner Curtis Keelin says his daughter-in-law phoned police when she spotted the crooks hauling away the hat on Thursday afternoon.

Keelin says he doesn't expect to get the hat back, so he plans to make a new one. Keelin made the 4,500-pound concrete gorilla about five years ago, and added the steel cowboy hat a year later.

The gorilla statue on Elk Street has become a landmark. Says Keelin, "I bet you that gorilla gets hundreds of pictures a year with the tourists.""

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Concrete Gorilla Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Curtis Keelin Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2004 Materials used: The gorilla is concrete, and his hat is shaped sheet metal Location: Not listed

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