Entry No. 28 — the Chicago file — filed under: roadside-oddity

Eye Care Indian (Muffler Man)

A fiberglass 'Indian Brave' muffler man stands on the flat roof of a low storefront, peering down Pulaski Road with bulging ping-pong-ball eyes and a pair of oversized eyeglasses added during the years an eye clinic occupied the building. Installed sometime in the 1960s or '70s, the giant has outlasted the businesses below him: first a cigar shop, then the Midwest Eye Clinic, and now a dental office. The clinic's old 'Eye Can See Now' sign came down around 2025, but the bespectacled giant stays put.

The move: Drive to the South Side at golden hour, park across Pulaski, and take turns doing the Wayne's World headbang for a photo under the bespectacled giant.

📍 Before you go It's a rooftop statue on a private building viewed from the street; no entry, best from the public sidewalk on Pulaski.

• 📍 West Lawn / Chicago Lawn
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 6254 S. Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23