Pinky the Elephant - Marquette IA
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nomadwillie
N 43° 02.468 W 091° 10.717
15T E 648361 N 4766993
Pinky sits outside the Lady Luck Casino Marquette looking toward the Mississippi River.
Waymark Code: WMMMP3
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2014
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Bleary-eyed Pinky, her top hat askew, formerly stood in front of the Pink Elephant Supper Club; we have a photo from the early 1980s. Now she stands outside of the Lady Luck (formerly Isle of Capri) Casino, and is a much-loved (if now out-of-context) civic symbol, freshly waxed and shining in the sunlight.
Built by promotional wizard Bob Reis in 1963, Pinky's moment of great glory came in August 1978, when Reis somehow made her water-ski on the Mississippi River to honor a visiting President Carter.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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