Gemini Giant is a refurbished vintage Muffler Man fiberglass sculpture from the 1960s originally made for auto industry advertising. This guy stands 30 feet tall, dressed in a bright green short sleeve space suit, silver helmet (that looks like a welding hood), silver boots, and holding a shiny silver rocket ship. He stood at the corner of The Launching Pad restaurant on a tree lined street of a Wilmington IL neighborhood.

Rte 66 Illinois: Gemini Giant at the original Launching Pad. He’s still in Wilmington but has a safe new home. This part of the route is called “The first hundred miles” I got my passport & well wishes here. #Route66 #Illinois #roadtrip #ILtoCA #MotherRoad #photography #GeminiGiant #MufflerMen