Meet the Characters
This page is devoted to the Muffler Men in the order that I encountered them in my scavenger hunt.
The names of most statues are widely accepted, and the numbers roughly correspond to the book chapters.
The map and descriptions were accurate in 2009, and are being updated in 2023 with your help!
Click on the numbers on the map or the names on the right to learn more about each one.
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Chicken Boy
Los Angeles, California
With his benign grin and cross-eyed gaze, Chicken Boy welcomed clients to his restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. When the restaurant closed suddenly in 1984, Amy Inouye hired a crew to take him down. She kept his head in her apartment, and a friend had the body in his backyard. In 2007, a reassembled and refurbished “Mr. Boy” took his place atop Amy’s Future Studio with the help of numerous permits, a hefty quantity of welded steel, and a large crane.
| Location: | Future Studio, 5558 N Figueroa Street |
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| Type: | Bunyan body, modified arms, one-of-a-kind chicken head |
| Accessories: | Bucket of fried chicken |
| Spotlight: | “The Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles” |
| Damage: | Was on his back, headless, for 20 years, while awaiting restoration |
Left: Chicken Boy atop the Future Studio roof (2009). Right: Chicken Boy’s head in Amy’s apartment (2004).
2023 Update
Chicken Boy has only grown in stature (figuratively) as the years have passed.
