The Hobo Joe’s coffee shops were a hit across Phoenix. Decent enough burgers, pancakes and pies. But they were really known for that namesake character, the one with the top hat and a red ...

whose own studies of hobo graffiti have taken him across the country, following the path of taggers whose work he’s chronicled in the publication “Mostly True: The West’s Most Popular Hobo ...

1,200-pound statue and popular roadside attraction are unknown. Hobo Joe was a "World traveler, Philosopher and Connoisseur of Good Food," according to a slogan for the fictional character ...