Cadillac Ranch

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Cadillac Ranch is an iconic public art installation near Amarillo, Texas, featuring a row of half-buried, graffiti-covered vintage Cadillac cars nose-first in the ground.

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Cadillac Ranch canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land art
public art installation
roadside attraction
artMovement Conceptual art
Pop art
commissionedBy Stanley Marsh 3
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Potter County, Texas
creator Ant Farm
Chip Lord
Doug Michels
Hudson Marquez
culturalSignificance icon of American car culture
symbol of Route 66 roadside Americana
depicts evolution of Cadillac tailfins
earliestCarModelYear 1949
features row of half-buried Cadillac cars
genre installation art
hasBeenRelocated true
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
heritageStatus unofficial cultural landmark
inception 1974
inPopularCulture Bruce Springsteen album "The River"
surface form: referenced in Bruce Springsteen song "Cadillac Ranch"
latestCarModelYear 1963
locatedAlong Interstate 40
U.S. Route 66
surface form: former U.S. Route 66
location near Amarillo, Texas
maintenance periodically repainted or repainted by visitors
materialUsed Cadillac
surface form: Cadillac automobiles

spray paint
nearbyCity Amarillo, Texas
notableCharacteristic cars arranged at same angle as Great Pyramid of Giza
graffiti-covered cars
visible from highway
numberOfObjects 10
openingDate 1974
orientation nose-first in the ground
owner Stanley Marsh 3 estate
relocationApproximateDate 1997
relocationReason encroaching urban development
state Texas
subjectOf documentary films
music videos
photography
tourismCategory tourist attraction in Amarillo area
visitorAccess open to the public
visitorActivity spray-painting cars is allowed

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The River hasPart Cadillac Ranch
U.S. Route 66 hasIconicLocation Cadillac Ranch
Bruce Springsteen album "The River" hasPart Cadillac Ranch
subject surface form: The River
Amarillo, Texas hasAttraction Cadillac Ranch
Live/1975–85 includesSong Cadillac Ranch