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A giant fiberglass chile pepper, mounted atop a pole, is displayed at Bell Plastics, 2020 National Avenue, Hayward -- owner Bruce Kennedy's private "Land of the Giants" collection of vintage fiberglass advertising giants, which also includes muffler men, Doggie Diner heads, a Uniroyal Girl, and other oversized figures. The chile pepper is a recent addition to the collection, each figure independently sourced and displayed as its own distinct roadside giant; the collection and its Hayward site are documented by the San Francisco Chronicle, which profiled Kennedy's decade-plus restoration and preservation work.
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Giant Chile Pepper (Bell Plastics)
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Site-level location · 37.6294° N, 122.0910° W
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Private industrial property; visible year-round from the street/yard, and the collection is opened to the public one day a year for Bell Plastics' free annual open house.
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Bell Plastics, 2020 National Ave, Hayward, CA -- figures visible from the yard; public open house held annually (check Bell Plastics for current date).
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