Modesto, California: American Graffiti Sculpture
Sculpture of the 1950s weekend cruising scene for teens in Modesto and a thousand other American towns. A nod to hometown boy and American Graffiti director George Lucas, sculpted in 1997 by Betty Saletta.
George Lucas Plaza
- Address:
- Mchenry Ave., Modesto, CA
- Directions:
- George Lucas Plaza. Five points intersection Mchenry Ave and J St.
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Statue is in the middle of a complex intersection. There's free street parking on the side road next to Jack in the Box.
[Kim Wheeler, 04/02/2013]
You've already listed this and its location, but here's a picture. The sculpture is dedicated to the cruising culture idolized in the George Lucas film American Graffiti.
[Joe Boulter, 04/09/2007]A statue in downtown Modesto commemorates the home town of Star Wars creator George Lucas. The statue, depicting a teenage couple circa 1960 leaning on the hood of a car, pays homage to the cruising culture idolized in the Lucas film American Graffiti. The movie's action ostensibly takes place in Modesto although it was filmed [in Santa Rosa, CA].
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