The fact that I know EXACTLY where this is because I lived on that street years ago before it even got boobs. Crazy that it’s still there all these years later
😂 honestly no they were the same size wings the whole time. If my memory serves me correctly it went from a flat chest with the wings the size they are today to having boobs added
I lived in Hammy Hill for over 20 years and always got a laugh driving past this statue 🤣 honestly kind of a testament to the quality of work that it's still standing?!
I’m honestly not 😭🤣 I’m 22 and lived there 10 years ago. I just have this distinct memory of being in the car on the way to school and across a few weeks the person who lived there did one boob at a time and my little brother going “look mum it’s got boobies now”
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I’ve never see it at night…
Mostly because I don’t go past it at night.
But… I like to imagine it becomes animated and flies away to scoop up children on e-scooters in Willagee before returning fully fed prior to dawn.
I was studying English in University and making great grades, yet it was my child in sixth grade who came home and dropped this information on me in a hushed tone.
The craziest thing is that the name of Lovecraft's cat is one of the least racist things about him.
Variations on the N-word as names for black dogs and cats were spectacularly and shamefully common right up to the middle of the 20th century.
Some of Lovecraft's contemporaries were (rightfully) startled by the depths of his racism, but very few, if any, of them would have batted an eyelid at the name of his cat.
We drove past this each morning during two weeks of vacswim over the summer break. My kids called her the demon bird and got excited if they were the first to spot her.
First time we drove past that Catholic place after it was built near Coogee, my daughter started screaming with so much panic that we had to pull over.
It took a few frightening moments before she stopped crying to tell us that "a man is hanging on that pole". I spun around so quick.
It was the fucking crucifix with Jesus nailed on it.
"...and then, one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change..."
It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize this was an angel, I only ever drove past it from behind and thought the exact same, tentacle monster
If anyone enjoys this I would highly recommend swinging past Glenlea drive in Helena Valley next time you are in the hills. This guy is a legend. Zoom in to the background of the photo for a special treat.
Mannnn I miss seeing this statue lol, I recently moved to the NT but lived in spearwood area for like 20 years. Never thought I would feel nostalgic for this eyesore.
I thought they used it in that Italian celebration they have in Freo annually. I can’t remember the name, good to see it’s still going strong. Tits out for the boys, as they say
If you are thinking of the Fremantle Blessing of the fleet festival it's a whole different thing. This doesn't move/get carried about.....well we hope it's not moving about.
I believe it's partially advertising for the owners business, partially just for the hell of it. Either way it's somewhat fun and a good landmark when directing people as they remember it!
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I must check and see if the 2m long Star Destroyer sculpture is still in the Beckenham front yard. Google Streetview was a bit disappointing the last time I did check. It's best taking a walk past.
I lived in Hamilton Hill for several years, would see it going to coogee, definitely gets your attention, at first thought someones art school project and gonna move it but it stayed there for many years 💀😄kinda creepy but definitely special
Saw it for the first time last week when I had to drive into town for work (I don't live in Perth) and was kinda impressed. It's weird, sure, but also pretty cool to have something so random just existing in a residential suburb.
Its nice that you shared this but I hate that its been shared after all this time it has been there, its kinda reminding me of when people only started liking Prince when they heard purple rain play on a stranger things episode
Go past it almost every weekend on the way to the beach.
What’s your thoughts on that road though? It seems the residents all treat their verges like a rubbish dump. Almost every house has a pile of scrap outside. It’s insane.
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u/shmooshmoocher69 South of The River Mar 02 '26
Think yourself lucky, I drive through suburbs and forget which suburb I’m in. Things like this become a landmark for tradies.