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Janesville, Minnesota: Odd Art, Old Locomotive

Old steam train shares space with odd art, including an all-brown cowboy and the totemistic "Orange Man." A full-color Frankenstein's Monster was here, too, but was burned to ashes by a drunk neighbor in June 2021.

Address:
201 S. Main St., Janesville, MN
Directions:
Just south of downtown, on the east side of Main St., just south of the train tracks.
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Old Steam Locomotive And Art

A steam locomotive shares space with an old-time "Marshall of Janesville" cowboy, an alien in a pickup truck, rat rod motorcycles, and Orange Man.

[Dean Grossnickle, 06/29/2024]
Frankenstein's Monster

Unfortunately, someone set fire to it on Saturday 6/12 and it is completely ruined.

[Missy BB, 06/26/2021]

Frankenstein's monster.

Frankenstein Monster

Unexpected fella greets us on our way to a gas fill up!

[Ron Renken, 06/12/2017]

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