Randy's Donuts giant donut

Downey, California, United States

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Randy's Donuts in Downey, California, at 8721 Firestone Boulevard, opened in 2019 with a 26-foot rooftop donut; the company announced the opening for 23 October 2019. Spectrum News reported in 2021 that San Pedro Electric Sign Co. builds the chain's rooftop donuts from aluminium, stucco and PVC.

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Site-level location · 33.9401° N, 118.1284° W

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Randy's Donuts took the giant donut that made its Inglewood shop famous and built a new one for Downey. The shop opened in 2019 on Firestone Boulevard with a 26-foot donut on the roof.

The Downey Patriot reported in June 2018 that the plan was for a shop on Firestone Boulevard at Marbel Avenue, on a lot formerly occupied by a used car dealership. The company announced a grand opening for Wednesday 23 October 2019, with a drive-thru and some indoor and outdoor seating. Owner Mark Kelegian said the aim was to 'become a landmark in the city of Downey'.

The model is the original, which opened in Inglewood in 1953. The company describes its donut as a 32-foot novelty architecture donut. Spectrum News reported in 2021 that it was built in the 1950s from concrete and steel and weighs upwards of 15,000 pounds, and a sign maker pointed to its Iron Man 2 scene. The newer donuts are made differently. San Pedro Electric Sign Co. of Wilmington builds them from metal ribs covered in aluminium sheet, with PVC pieces for the bumps of an old-fashioned donut, then stucco and paint. The company's owner said finding plans for the original 'was a little difficult'. Spectrum listed Downey's 26-footer alongside a 25-foot donut at Costa Mesa.

Randy's website, in a page posted in April 2022, lists the Downey shop at 8721 Firestone Boulevard, with hours of 5am to 11pm Sunday to Thursday and 5am to midnight on Friday and Saturday. Check the hours before travelling.

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Randy's 2019 opening announcement described a shop with a drive-thru and indoor and outdoor seating. Randy's website, in a page posted in April 2022, lists hours of 5am to 11pm Sunday to Thursday and 5am to midnight Friday and Saturday. The donut sits on the roof.

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A donut shop at 8721 Firestone Boulevard, Downey, California 90241; the rooftop donut can be seen from the street.

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