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Grocery store with a crashed flying saucer lodged in its roof.
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Power Mart No. 104
- Address:
- 192 Lathrop Rd, Lathrop, CA
- Directions:
- Power Mart No. 104, East side of I-5, northernmost Lathrop Exit.
- Phone:
- 209-858-4998
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Lathrop, California - Crashed UFO
The SuperCheaper convenience store has an alien flying saucer which has crashed into the roof. There's also a whole bunch of the little green buggers inside, sticking bread on themselves, lathering themselves with whipped cream, hoarding milk... Pretty darn amazing. Location: I-5, a little south of Stockton; take the Lathrop exit, and it's right there. The saucer on the roof isn't lit at night, so it's hard to see then. Also, go see it soon, because the saucer was ok'd by local officials, but not the 3 or four Martians on top of it on the roof -- see them before Cheaper is forced to take them down.
[Frank Wu, 01/24/1999] House on stilts, shaped like a flying saucer. Designed by architect John Lautner, who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.
[Erica, 09/07/2013]Chemosphere - Saucer House:- Address:
- 7776 Torreyson Dr., Los Angeles, CA
- Directions:
- Hollywood, south off Mullholland Dr. Reported not visible from Torreyson Dr. Private property.
A ten-ft. long Praying Mantis regards northbound 101 traffic from the tiled roof of Green Jean's Garden Supply. Aside from its offering of plants and flowers, the garden center displays topiary animals and other sculptures for sale. The Praying Mantis sculpture has been there "for seven or eight years," according to the manager, replacing a previous praying mantis statue that was sold. It's the work of local artist Patrick E., who also created the Lady Bug and other scuttling rooftop creatures.
Indoors, a metalwork sculpture of a flying saucer dangles from the rafters. Another Patrick E. creation, it can be yours for $1,200. A garden center employee said people buy the imaginative sculptures, but they were moving "better before the economy tanked."
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 04/28/2011]Praying Mantis:- Address:
- Hwy. 101 Frontage Rd, Mill Valley, CA
- Directions:
- East Frontage Rd of US Hwy 101 between Seminary Dr. and Belvedere Dr.
- Golden, Colorado - Sculptured House - As seen in "Sleeper"
This is one of Colorado's most famous houses, perched on the mountainside overlooking Interstate 70 near the Genesee exit, looking like a flying saucer about to take off. Construction on it began in 1963 and was at last finished in 2000. It was originally designed by Charles Deaton, an architect who believed "people aren't angular, so why should they live in rectangles?" Having been all around this place I can tell you truthfully there is virtually nothing straight-walled about it! It is curved all around, from its west wing living room and kitchen bar to the master bedroom with curved-door closet at the back of the top. A grand living room is at the front of the top with a magnificent view of both Denver to the east and mountains to the north, In the pedestal, on each level, is a bedroom offering this same view. This house was in Woody Allen's 1973 movie "Sleeper" and I've sampled the Orgasmatron myself (it's the house's circular tube elevator). You can also get up and down by one of the most unique spiral staircases you'll ever see (each step's shaped like a crescent), lounge around in watermelon seed chairs, look at the squiggly design carpet, and more. It's a surprisingly very comfortable house. If you want it, it's yours for $10 million.
[Richard J. Gardner, 11/25/2003]Sleeper House from Woody Allen Movie:- Address:
- Golden, CO
- Directions:
- On Genesee Mountain, overlooking Interstate 70 at Genesee exit. Along Genessee Ave and Ski Hil Dr the house is not visible from the private drive.
- Hours:
- Open for special events only. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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