A 40,000-pound, 26-foot statue of Marilyn Monroe's famous pose from "The Seven-Year Itch" was dismantled in Chicago this week in preparation for the long drive to its new home in California.
Curious spectators gather around Seward Johnson's 25-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in her famous pose from the film "The Seven Year Itch," on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, last summer. Click on the link, above right, for a photo gallery from MSNBC.com showing the dismantling of the statue this week.- Maine man sentenced to 30 years for torching topless coffee shop [Bangor Daily News]
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