Popeye Statue Chester Illinois

The home of popeye still proudly displays this six foot 900 lb.

Popeye statue chester illinois. Segar memorial park which honors popeye s creator. In 1977 a memorial to the beloved cartoon character popeye the sailor man was erected in chester illinois birthplace of the comic s creator elzie c. Many characters from popeye the sailor man were based on actual residents of chester illinois during the time that segar lived here. Bronze popeye statue in segar memorial park overlooking the mississippi river.

If you want popeye goodies we have them. Our store and museum in popeye s home town of chester illinois carries a vast stock of popeye goodies and we will ship within a day or two to anywhere in the world. Spent a couple hours in spinach can collectibles talking popeye and looking at the many cool items in the museum not for sale and the many items for sale purchasing some really cool items. The popeye friends character trail is a trail in progress consisting of granite statues of popeye characters placed in various areas throughout chester.

Popeye the sailor man has been overlooking the mississippi river in segar park also home to the chester welcome center for more than 30 years. Chester s biggest event is its annual popeye picnic and parade held the weekend after labor day. Segar is the star of spinach can collectibles. Each year at the annual popeye picnic in september a new one is unveiled.

Elzie crisler segar was born in chester illinois grew up and moved away. He was an obscure 34 year old newspaper cartoonist in new york city when on january 17 1929 he introduced a minor character into his thimble theatre strip. Chester is the birthplace of the cartoonist who created popeye. The popeye statue has actually been around for more than three decades but others have slowly been coming up since 2006.

The park is located next to the chester bridge. The popeye statue itself is in bronze and there is a welcome center of sorts in the building right next to it. Chester is known as the home of popeye where a 6 foot 1 8 m 900 pound 410 kg bronze statue of popeye the sailor man stands in the elzie c. The wimpy popeye statue in chester is an 18 ton granite rendering depicting the famous popeye hamburger character holding his favorite meal.

Today s motorcycle adventure took us to chester il for lunch and a stop at the popeye statue on the mississippi river. The spinach eating sailor created by e c. Popeye s wimpy statue in chester illinois.