Hannotte says the burger, 130 feet in the sky and near a highway, would attract tourists. There’s a water tower painted like a watermelon over Luling, Texas; a peach above Gaffney, S.C.; and gummy bears over the Haribo factory in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The tower is blue, rusted and has “Town of Hamburg" on the tank in fading black paint. ‘A landmark’Hannotte, the burger booster, envisions visitors snapping selfies, and filling up their gas tanks and dining out in town. The Buffalo News published an editorial in July, saying plainly: “Paint the Hamburg water tower like a hamburger."

Source: Wall Street Journal March 11, 2024 17:34 UTC