Hobo Joe Statue: Buckeye, Arizona

Hobo Joe, Buckeye, Arizona.
©2007 Buckeye Main Street Coalition
Hobo Joe stands 40 feet tall in Buckeye, Arizona.

Erected in 1989, the Hobo Joe in Buckeye, Arizona, is one of the only remaining statues that once fronted a now-defunct restaurant chain called Hobo Joe's.

This 40-foot-tall statue is enjoying a second career as a memorial to one Marvin
Ransdell at a meatpacking company in downtown Buckeye.

When he was actively fronting restaurants, Hobo Joe was marketed as "World Traveler, Philosopher, and Connoisseur of Good Food."

Check out the next page for a roadside relic from the 1940s -- the Arrow Statues.

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