Listen: Searching for Snoopy: What happened to all the 'Peanuts' statues in St. Paul?

Then-Mayor of St. Paul Norm Coleman and Lowertown artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken unveiled a statue of Snoopy at the Black Dog Cafe in 2000.
Then-Mayor of St. Paul Norm Coleman and Lowertown artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken unveiled a statue of Snoopy at the Black Dog Cafe in 2000.

— JOEY MCLEISTER, Star Tribune

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It was difficult to walk around downtown St. Paul in the early 2000s without running into Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown. Over five summers, the "Peanuts on Parade" public art campaign peppered the beloved comic strip characters throughout creator Charles Schulz's hometown.

Reporter Katie Galioto joins host Eric Roper on the Curious Minnesota Podcast to discuss the background of this project, and where some of these statues can be found today.

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Searching for Snoopy: What happened to all the 'Peanuts' statues in St. Paul?


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