Mr. Bingle

Mr. Bingle, originally a department store mascot, has been part of Christmas in New Orleans since the 1940's. This Mr. Bingle is at the New Orleans Botanic Garden.

[John]

Oh how this brings back memories!! I remember Mr. Bingle on the front of the Maison Blanche Department Store each Christmas when I was growing up in New Orleans in the 1950s and 60s!

[katy]

He looks huge! It must have been very difficult to get him into position, but it is a very fun decoration

[Diane]

@congaree Mr. Bingle was new to us when we moved to Louisiana in 1975.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a fun decoration! I can see why he'd be so popular- his face and cap remind me of an ice cream cone.

[margonaut]

@congaree I was wondering which store. "Maison Blanche" = blast from the past!

[marie-elizabeth]

That is fantastic!