Before giant air-filled gorillas or whacky waving arm-flailing inflatable tube men were a thing, Michigan businesses would sometimes build a huge “something” to attract attention. Some would choose Paul Bunyan, others a concrete gorilla, and others embraced lifesized zoo animals. One of Lansing’s Meijer stores opted for a giraffe, but did you know it isn’t the only one sitting on a roof in Mid-Michigan?
In fact, the Meijer Giraffe’s cousin(?) is only a 16-minute drive across town, and it isn’t this one isn’t alone.
Lansing Meijer’s Giraffe
Ask any kid (or adult, for that matter) where they can find a giraffe sitting on a rooftop, and most will say you can find it standing atop the Saginaw Highway Meijer gas station in Lansing, Michigan.
It’s been there since 1966, when, according to the City Pulse, it was too big to fit in the children’s play area, so the contractor put it on the roof as a joke.
Well, as you know, that prank became such an iconic symbol in town that when it was taken down during a renovation, concerned community members flooded Meijer with questions about its whereabouts.
Mid-Michigan’s OTHER Rooftop Giraffe
The roof of the Edru Skate Center in Holt, Michigan is seen, with life-sized giraffe, gorilla, turtle, zebra, and elephant on top…