Apocalypse Now in Nebraska: Meet Carhenge
- Kaid Benfield
- Director, Smart Growth Program, Washington, DC
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- Posted August 31, 2009 in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
From Wikipedia:
"Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located near the city of Alliance, Nebraska on the High Plains. Instead of being built with large standing stones, as is the case with the original Stonehenge,[1] Carhenge is formed from vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint. Built by Jim Reinders, it was dedicated at the June 1987 summer solstice. In 2006, a visitor center was constructed to service the site."
Beyond that, I think I'll let the place speak for itself in the photos.
The official site for Carhenge is here.
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Greg Manter — Aug 31 2009 11:46 AM
This is just copied from "Cadillac Ranch" outside of Amarillo, Texas.
Kaid @ NRDC — Aug 31 2009 12:25 PM
They are certainly similar in that both involve half-buried old cars. And CR is picturesqe in its own right. But CR's Cadillacs are in a straight line and somewhat colorful. Carhenge advanced the concept with the homage to Stonehenge. It's neat that the Nebraska field looks quite evocative of Salisbury Plain.