Most Popular PlacesRandom PlaceListsItinerariesAdd a PlaceDownload the App Tin Lizzy Ice Cream Man Cossit House General Israel Putnam Tombstone Bundesbüdchen 8 Gargoyles and Grotesques Hiding in Plain Sight 12 days ago An ice cream man statue that featured in the opening credits of the “Parks and Recreation” TV show. The Ice Cream Man from the road side on State Road 3 lewdinih / Atlas Obscura User The Ice Cream Man from the road side on State Road 3 lewdinih / Atlas Obscura User The Ice Cream Man from the road side on State Road 3 lewdinih / Atlas Obscura User The Ice Cream Man from the road side on State Road 3 lewdinih / Atlas Obscura User The ice cream man is closed for business. No reason to stop; might as well pass him by.
At the intersection of State Road 3 and State Road 18, west of the town of Montpelier, Indiana, the former Tin Lizzy Ice Cream Shop features a large fiberglass man who once served as the shop’s mascot. Famously, the ice cream man appeared in the opening credits of the first season of the television show “Parks and Recreation,” along with another nearby fiberglass statue. Now, the ice cream man has no banana cups, Dixie Pops, or Push-Ups, and the ice cream is missing from the cone in his left hand.
Why, the poor bloke is no longer even a natty dresser, with his faded and peeling red cap and jacket! The former shop closed around 2015, and the area around it is private property and should not be entered. For pictures, a quick stop along State Road 3 is recommended, since there is less traffic on 3.
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