Where are they now? The spirit of Magic Carpet Golf lives on all across Tucson. You can plan a trip down memory lane to find some of the familiar faces from the now-shuttered miniature golf course. PatParrisTV has an interactive map .
TUCSON, Ariz. — If you grew up in Tucson you likely spent time playing miniature golf at an old east side favorite, Magic Carpet Golf.Check out the map below to see where all the Magic Carpet Golf statues are today:
"My first thought when we heard they were closing is what are they going to do with everything," remembered local business owner Sam O'Shaughnessy.Steve Farley knew he had to save as many of the iconic statues, that graced each hole at Magic Carpet Golf, as possible. "It was like a part of the fabric of growing up in Tucson," said Phil Villarreal, Senior Real Time Editor at KGUN9.He covered the closing of the iconic spot and dismantling for the Arizona Daily Star. He also wrote about Farley and Spillar's efforts to find the statues new homes.
"He saw the vision, he saw it right away," said Valley of the Moon President Jenni Sunshine."Valley of the Moon would be a great place and would fit in with the whimsical, fun atmosphere."For the statue of the bull, that meant using a crane and a flatbed truck to move it to O'Shaughnessy's Irish Steakhouse off Tanque Verde, near Tucson Country Club.
There are more than a dozen of the Magic Carpet Golf statues around town, as well as the restored Magic Carpet Golf sign.You can find the monkey statue driving through the Dunbar - Spring neighborhood. It is tucked away in the side yard of a private home, restored by its owners.
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