Orange Show Monument: Houston, Texas

The Orange Show Monument in Houston, Texas, is all orange, all the time.
The Orange Show Monument in Houston,
Texas, is all orange, all the time.

The handiwork of postal worker Jefferson Davis McKissack, this east Houston landmark was built between 1956 and 1979 out of everything from bricks to mannequins to wagon wheels.

Sporting an orange-and-white color scheme, the Orange Show Monument is a tribute of sorts to the nutritional value of its creator's favorite fruit -- the orange.

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