The Landing Pad

06/03/2026

🎙️Houston, we’re pleased to report that the Gemini Giant has successfully touched down in Japan, on the Ehime prefecture! 🇯🇵

🗺️We’ve been told that the Gemini Giant has more explorations planned for this summer so stay in touch with The Landing Pad on social media!🚨

06/01/2026

❓Are you a collector of souvenir coins? Stop by The Landing Pad to collect our 4 unique coin pressings, featuring the original penny press machine from The Launching Pad!🪙

05/28/2026

🌅 It’s a never-ending midnight sun for the Gemini Giant! 🔅

🚀 Launch your summer off with a boom by visiting the Gemini Giant and The Landing Pad!✨

05/24/2026

👀Looking for some tunes to jam to while driving Route 66 or chilling at home? Well, we’ve got just the thing! Enjoy this curated playlist exploring the best hits from the 1920s all the way to the 1990s!🎶🪩

⬇️Check the playlist out here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bAdI5FJgrigK1iAMvex4H?si=08I_B8S6SN6qEUDSsujlzQ&pi=rfwfv_oDSx60Q

‼️Think we missed a song? Leave a suggestion down below!⬇️

05/20/2026

🎨We would like to share this beautiful limited edition print “Back Where He Belongs” by Robert Ryan. He not only painted this original work but also is the talented artist behind the Wilmington Mural located across the street from The Landing Pad. There were only 300 limited edition prints created, and only have 3 prints left in store. Get one before they’re gone!

05/18/2026

🇯🇵Here’s a postcard that is being sent to a couple in Matsuyama, Japan!

It reads:

“これは、私の故郷であるイリノイ州ウィルミントンに立つ「ジェミニ・ジャイアント」の写真です。彼はルート66沿いの人気スポットなんですよ”

05/15/2026

🛣️Have you stopped by The Landing Pad? Share your experience on Apple Maps, Yelp, Google, or Facebook! Every review not only gives us feedback but also helps others find out about The Landing Pad!✨

05/12/2026

Check out our in this article from the LA Times! Show us your photos with the one and only, Gemini Giant below ⬇️

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First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.

05/11/2026

We’re sharing the second button # pulled for the Red Carpet Corridor 50/50 split the pot run by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.

The new winning number is 302. If you have this button please contact the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce by Monday May 18th at noon.

If no winner comes forward this week, the number will be redrawn every Monday.