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| Old Cadillac, Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas © Doug Hickok All Rights Reserved One of the original US Highways, Route 66 stretched from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California, and in its heyday in the 1950's was synonymous with the ultimate road trip. Along the "Main Street of America", you were sure to see something quirky and quintessentially American. Though this iconic highway has receded into the mythic past, segments of it still remain. Not far from one of these remnants, in a cow pasture near Amarillo, Texas, is Stanley Marsh's Cadillac Ranch. This public art installation is a row of classic cadillacs buried at perfect angles matching those of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is undoubtedly one of the most photographed places in Texas, and one of the most graffitied. The old cars are an open canvas for anyone with spray can in hand. |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Go West III - Route 66
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What fantastic colours. A really striking image!
ReplyDeleteLooks like flower power crash dived in Texas!
ReplyDeleteThe famous Route 66! I wouldn't guess this is grafitti! I thought it was burried like this from the beginning.
ReplyDeleteFabulous.
ReplyDeleteThe route is a myth!
I am a lucky man having found your blog, show me a part of America that I like, plus your photographic vision is very great and wise,
ReplyDeletean affectionate greeting as
Travelling what's left of Route 66 is a real trip! You have photographed that colorful car exceedingly well!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the paint on the car is rather thick now! I too would like to leave somehow an artistic imprint in there... :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar
Lovely shot !
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo cool Doug! What an amazing and attractive oddity through your depiction!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, very cool road art indeed! I don't know about you but I would totally be alright with driving one of those puppies!
ReplyDeletewow, now this is really quirky! i like your concentration on just ONE of these buried cars instead of all of them as it allows one to study the graffiti better! one day i'd like to drive route 66 or what's left of it, too!
ReplyDelete(as to my 'holga' photo of today - no, i do not own a holga; this is just one of the options pikmonkey, a free site (so far ...) offers! glad you notice and like the changes wrought on the canal by the progressing seasons ... ;-))
Amazing picture, what a car accident.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Amazing shot!
ReplyDeleteAgustín.
what a find, very cool
ReplyDeleteNow that certainly put a smile on my face on a Sunday morning.
ReplyDeleteYou always know where and how to find this quirky stuff!
ReplyDeleteNow that the economy is so bad,
do you think they halved the car into two,
so as to maximise its usage? Ha!?
Couldn't find D+B on the car...
Why did you leave your initials? ;o)
you found my car!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNow that's just interesting! Route 66 goes through Arizona too. I've been trying to convince my husband to drive me along it so I can shoot!
ReplyDeleteWowww!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's somewhere I'd love to go and see. Route 66!!
We just had here, the 21st European Harley Davidson Encount 2012 Cascais, Portugal, and we were just talking about Route 66 and how lovely would it be to cross it with an Harley.... :) (We have got a Suzuki SV650S) - nice but not the same. :)
Greetings
Good one Doug, and it's great the way the tail configuration of the old Cadillac makes it look like a half-buried fictional rocket ship.
ReplyDeleteHey! It´s a good idea have old canvas like this to generate creativity.
ReplyDeleteGood shot! A rocket ship like an arrow.
Greetings.
Now that's just awesome--I love the quirky bits of America. Great shot Doug!
ReplyDeleteGreat series Doug! Love the colors out west,,,M
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and wonderful photos, and I am SO happy:)Amazing work you are showing, and very inspiring for a newbie like me! Thanks!
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ah, i've heard about this.. it's also on my "list", nice to see it from up close, nice shot!
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