Those of you who remember Greenville Avenue in the early 1980s may remember the six 10-foot tall frogs atop the Tango Club.

Shannon Wynne had opened a nightclub on Lower Greenville Avenue near the intersection of Greenville and Ross Avenue.

Wynne’s nightclub, The Tango Club, had six 10-foot tall revolving frogs dancing and playing the guitar and the saxophone on the roof above it. The frogs were sculpted by Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, a Texas artist who had risen to fame by installing a 40 foot iguana sculpture atop the Lone Star Café in New York City.

Unfortunately, the dancing frog’s life on Lower Greenville was short-lived and filled with controversy. They spent much of their time atop the Tango Club fighting City Hall for their place in the East Dallas Skyline.  Then in 1985, the club closed. The homeless amphibians were hauled off to a small town on Interstate 35 just outside of Hillsboro known as Carl’s Corner.

Three of the frogs found a new home atop Chuy’s restaurant in Nashville, Tenn., and are living there happily ever after. However the other three members of the band were left behind and have been living in the country along the Interstate.  

Well, folks, they’re coming home!  Three of the frogs will live once again on Lower Greenville. Their new home will be Taco Cabana at 1827 Greenville Ave.

You can welcome the frogs back to Dallas at 9 am, Jun 27 at Taco Cabana. Artist Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, birth father of the famous sextuplets, will be on hand at the unveiling as will Fiesta Restaurant Group CEO Tim Taft and Taco Cabana COO Todd Coerver.

Come out and welcome the frogs.

 By Sheila Huffman