Western Exterminator - "Peace, Love and Understanding" - Burlingame, CA
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DougK
N 37° 35.444 W 122° 21.779
10S E 556238 N 4160598
A giant exterminator with a hammer behind his back looms over a tiny mouse in Burlingame, California.
Waymark Code: WM77FY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2009
Views: 9
Western Exterminator has its is headquarters in Anaheim, California. Their web site has a nice page for
kids. The Burlingame location has an giant iconic figure of the company logo, visible from the nearby Highway 101 freeway. Zippy the Pinhead accosted the terminator in his
Friday, July 13, 2001 strip.
From the 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. Or you see the Little Man in Google Street View.
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