We made our way through Amarillo Texas and spotted a few of Stanley Marsh's signs. I was quite excited, "Ed look there's another one! Over there...look!" as he tries to navigate city traffic while towing a ridiculous trailer. Here is one we were able to pull over for. It was a pleasant foreshadowing of what was yet to come that day...
Cadillac Ranch!! The Mecca of Roadtrippers everywhere.
Working on leaving our mark (which was probably long-gone by next week)
Victory
BYOP
They still spin
Ant Farm (also known for other happenings in the 70's such as Media Burn) partnered with Stanley Marsh (remember, the sign guy?) to construct this piece of public art. Deconstruction of the cars is tolerated, even encouraged. I think the whole thing is a striking criticism of the American obsession with materialistic excess. We're driving ourselves into the ground.
Don't let the pictures fool you, there was a steady stream of onlookers coming and going the whole time we were there. I think we heard 5 different foreign languages out in this empty field on the side of the road. That is one of the many curious aspects of Rt. 66. Being an epitome of Americana, there is much international interest, meanwhile the "locals" don't seem all to impressed, or concerned with preservation.
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