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An enormous chrome owl sculpture, wings outspread as if preparing to perch or pounce, one of roughly two dozen scrap-metal sculptures at Eclectic Menagerie Park along the edge of Texas Pipe and Supply's 108-acre pipe yard, Houston. The park began in 1987 when a concrete hippo mysteriously appeared on the site; most pieces (including this owl) were made by longtime Texas Pipe and Supply welder Ron Lee (a 50+-year employee who passed away in 2017), from repurposed pipes, cranes, and other industrial equipment. The owl is one piece within the larger park.
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Texas Pipe and Supply giant chrome owl
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Approximate location · 29.683° N, 95.412° W
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Free, publicly visible from the roadside edge of a private industrial pipe yard; not walk-up accessible.
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Eclectic Menagerie Park, along TX-288 South near W Bellfort Ave, edge of the Texas Pipe and Supply pipe yard, Houston, TX.
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