L.L. Bean Boot - Freeport, Maine
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N 43° 51.474 W 070° 06.231
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The giant boot is located at the southwest plaza entrance to the L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport.
Waymark Code: WMCTVH
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2011
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L.L. Bean superstore is the premier attraction of Freeport. It draws almost three million visitors each year. Around it has grown a major shopping venue. Over 200 outlet stores, designer shops, Bed and breakfast's, hotels, restaurants and cafes surround the Main Street (Route 1) in Freeport.
The giant boot is the iconic symbol of this L.L. Bean Superstore. It greets visitors as they enter the entrance in the center of the store on the southwest side of the main building.
The giant boot is a 16.5 feet high by 7.5 feet wide representation of a L.L. Beans signature, waterproof Maine hunting shoe. The boot stands upright. It has seven rows of laces which are untied and hang down on both side of the boot from an eight set of eyelets. The boot is made of painted wood and is supported by an interior steel brace. It is set on black paving stones in a brick plaza on the left side of the entrance.
TITLE: L.L. Bean Boot
ARTIST(S): unknown
DATE: unrecorded
MEDIUM: wood with steel beam support
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS ME000105
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
L.L. Bean
Double LL Street
Freeport, Maine
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Sculpture is 16.5 feet high - not 6.5 feet high.
Base is black stone pavers surrounded by a brick plaza - not crushed stone.
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