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Peanuts On Parade
A Photo Tour Of Snoopy's Doghouse Statues From The 2004 Peanuts On Parade ‘Doghouse Days Of Summer’ Tribute
The final Charles Schultz tribute in Saint Paul ran during the summer of 2004.
It was called ‘Doghouse Days Of Summer,’ and featured Snoopy and
Woodstock on top of Snoopy's famous doghouse. Like the other series of
statues, each doghouse was about 5-1/2 feet tall, and was built from gel
coated fiberglass on a concrete base.
This statue is called Bird In Paradise. It was designed by artist Carol
Halloran and was sponsored by Meritex Enterprises. It is shown here on
display in Lafayette Park at the north end of the Lafayette Bridge.
A colorful doghouse statue is located near the entrance of the offices
of District Energy at 76 Kellogg Boulevard West in downtown Saint Paul.
This statue, named Dog Gone Green, was designed by artist Marla Gamble and
is sponsored by District Energy.
Here we see Snoopy and Woodstock enjoying a warm summer afternoon lounging
on top of Snoopy's doghouse. This piece, designed by artist Neil Boltik
has artwork that exactly matches the scenery of the green space outside of
the Admin Too building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The effect works
very well.
Here we see Snoopy as the Patient Puppy. Woodstock is playing the part of
the veterinarian, while Snoopy has an I-V and his ears are bandaged. I am
not sure what happened to Snoopy, but he seems to be in good hands in front
of hte Grand Avenue Veterinary Center. The statue was desgined by artist
Steve Gamache and his family.
This statue is called It Was A Dark And Stormy Night, a tribute to Snoopy's
best selling novel. This book-themed statue was designed by artist Kim
Cope and was sponsored by Half Price Books, where I found it on display at
the entrance to their parking lot at 2041 Ford Parkway. Woodstock and
Snoopy's typewriter are missing from the statue, and the words have faded
off of the cover of Snoopy's novel (the white rectangle on the roof).
This state, called Snoopy On Ice, features the names of the players on the
US Olympic hockey team from the miracle on ice in 1980. It was sponsored by
Billy's On Grand, where it is on display on the sidewalk in front of the
building at Grand and Victoria. The statue was designed by artists Roxane
Klepperich and Jennifer Kingsbury.
Snoopy's Clubhouse is on display at the Wild Tymes Bar & Grill in
downtown Saint Paul. The hamburger themed statue was designed by artists
Marian Bluhm and Sarah Block, and was sponsored by Wild Tymes.
This statue, designed by artist Lori Manke-White, is known as For The
Celebration Of Arnie Kelsey. It was sponsored by the Candyland store
in honor of its founder Arnie Kelsey. This is one of three Peanuts
statues on display in front of the store on Wabasha Street in downtown
Saint Paul.
Here is Snoopy and Woodstock staring in Swede Dreams. This statue was
designed and sponsored by the staff of the IKEA store in Bloomington,
where it is on display.
Mom's Keys To Home Cookin' is one of five Peanuts On Parade statues on
display at the Keys Cafe in Woodbury. This statue, designed by TivoliToo
and sponsored by Keys Cafe, features a menu on the back side of Snoopy's
Doghouse.
This statue, located inside the ProX Pharamcy in South Saint Paul, is called
Good To Go...After My Nap. It was sponsored by the pharmacy and was designed
by artist Robert Zins.
Here is Snoopy and Woodstock in Home Sibley Home. It is located in a
courtyard at the Sibley Manor apartment complex in the 4200 block of West
Sevent in Saint Paul. The specific address is 1311 West Maynard. The
statue matches the design of the building in the apartment complex. This
doghouse was designed by artist Todd Julen and was sponsored by the complex.
Here is Joe Camper & The Beak Squad, designed by the Best Buy Design
Team and sponsored by Best Buy. Beak Squad is a reference to the Geek
Squad, the computer repair arm of Best Buy. Woodstock is shown with a
very large beak. The statue is on display at 971 Sibley Memorial Highway
in Lilydale, just west of the highway MN-13 exit off of I-35E.
Home, Sweet Home, designed by artist Sabra Khan, features images of cats and
dogs in addition to Snoopy and Woodstock. It was sponsored by the Saint
Anthony Park Bank and The Sewell Family on behalf of the Humane Society for
Companion Animals. It is currently on display in front of the Humane Society
Adopition Center at 9785 Hudson Road in Woodbury.
Here is Snoopy dressed up in hockey gear as he and Woodstock appear in the
statue named ‘Snoopy's Wild And Woodstock Rocks At The Xcel Energy
Center’, sponsored by the Minnesota Wild and the Xcel Energy Center
and designed by the TivoliToo studio. The doghouse, located near the
Minnesota Wild gift shop at the Excel Center, is painted to look exactly
like the southeast entrance to the arena.
This doghouse is known as ‘Hamline's Sesquicentennial Class - Doggone
It!’ Designed by artist Toni Dachis and sponsored by Hamline University,
it is dressed up to resemble Old Main Hall in the center of Hamline's Saint
Paul Campus. Hamline celebrated 150 years of operation. It is the state's
oldest university, and one of the top rated. The statue is located in front
of the Klas Center, part of the Hamline stadium complex.
Here we see Snoopy and Woodstock dressed up for fishing in another outdoor
themed doghouse statue. This one is called ‘No Luck At The Lake.’
It was designed by artist Danielle Ferrin, and it was sponsored by Joe's
Sporting Goods. I found it on display outside of Joe's Sporting Goods on
County Road B, just off of highway MN-36 between Rice Street and Interstate
highway I-35E.
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