Did you know that June 23 is Pink Flamingo Day? Pink Flamingo Day was declared in 2007 by Dean Mazzaralla, the mayor of Leominster, MA to honor the work of Don Featherstone, creator of the plastic lawn flamingo. Featherstone sculpted these pink flamingos in 1957 while working for Union Products, Inc. (in Leominster). Based on National Geographic images, the now iconic pink plastic yard ornaments went on the market in 1958, when the color pink was all the rage and Florida was touted as the ultimate tourist destination and paradise for retirement living.
And if you want to learn more about this controversial plastic bird’s history, Featherstone has written a book, “The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass,” also available through Amazon.Or click here to read an intriguing article about the pink plastic flamingo and the flamingo’s symbolic relationship to The Sunshine State.What are your thoughts on the plastic pink flamingo? I personally had no idea they had such a questionable reputation!
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GSL says
June 23, 2013 at 4:26 pmVery clever post. I actually saw that bizarre movie about 30 years ago and am still baffled by it's cult following.
emilie says
June 25, 2013 at 2:51 amWho knew they had such a history?! So much fun! And I can't believe a pair is only $17! Happy Pink Flamingo Day to you, too!
Anonymous says
November 11, 2013 at 6:16 pmI've seen November 11 as Flamingo Day. I wonder, can you confirm the date?
Andrea says
November 11, 2013 at 6:44 pmAccording to Wikipedia, today's National Flamingo Day represents all the flamingos lost in the Vietnamese war in 1950… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo June 23 represents the plastic variety. Thank you for the heads up!
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