WALL - The clown is gone. After 67 years, the iconic smiling clown that welcomed motorists to the Circus Drive-In restaurant was removed by crews from the Rex Sign Company on Friday.

WALL - The iconic Circus Drive-In sign that greeted Route 35 motorists — or haunted their nightmares, depending on how they felt about the two-story, smiling clown caricature — is coming home.

“Studied, practiced juggling, putting on clown makeup, I mean I lived and breathed it 24/7,” said Portillo. He even met his husband, Brandon, through the circus, who was also a clown.

The well-known smiling clown that crept out from behind a sign welcoming diners in Wall to the Circus Drive-In for more than 60 years is likely to be taken down on Friday. The neon portion of the ...

The “smiling clown” sign from the former Circus Drive-In restaurant that charmed Route 35 motorists in Monmouth County for more than six decades has recently been discovered by local residents ...

But it's also how the clowns refer to themselves, a mini-fraternity within the circus, and a microcosm of it. Ringling Bros. clown Brian Wright relaxes before a show as Truett Adams puts on a wig ...