BOSTON—The original pink flamingo lawn ornament, the symbol of kitsch whose obituary was almost written after its central Massachusetts manufacturer went out of business, is rising phoenix-like from the ashes and taking wing to upstate New York.
A manufacturer that bought the copyright and plastic molds for the original version plans to resume production in Westmoreland, N.Y. HMC International LLC will pick up where Union Products Inc. left off last year when it shuttered its Leominster, Mass., plastics factory after 50 years of making flamingos.
“Flamingos back from the dead [1]” (link via Bunny)
Back in October, I reported on the demise of the plastic pink flamingo [2], but I'm happy to report that the pla stic pink flamingo [3] has been taken off the extinction list.
[3] http://www.yourmediacoverage.com/theatre/?reel=PinkPlasticFlamingo