Cruisin San Mateo - Albuquerque, New Mexico
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kameniev
N 35° 03.512 W 106° 35.208
13S E 355298 N 3880684
Ceramic tile covered Chevy automobile atop raised arch
Waymark Code: WM9M1V
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2010
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Officially titled "Cruisin San Mateo" by the artist, it is often referred to derisively by the locals as "Chevy on a Stick." It was erected as part of a street-widening project on Gibson Boulevard (at San Mateo). There was a lot of controversy surrounding the cost and aesthetics of this piece at the time. It was created in 1991 by artist Barbara Grygutis and speaks to the car culture of the West.