Wayne's World car spire?

[Bruce Christopher]

At about 7-1/2 minutes into "Wayne's World"
they drive by a place where there is a spire
about 40-50 feet tall, with 8 full-size
automobiles skewered on it. I believe this
is somewhere in the Chicago metropolitan
area, perhaps in or near Aurora, IL, where some
of the film takes place.
Can anyone tell me exactly where this is?
I live near Chicago and would like to see
this unusual site in person.
Bruce Christopher

[Katie Lucas]

Actually, I remember seeing in an interview when Wayne's World was
first out, Penelope Spheeris saying that they built that particular
thingamajiggy just for the movie - they spent some huge amount of
money to build it, and "if you blink, you miss it." At least I think
that was the car thing she was referring to, it might have been one of
the other signs or something. But I think it was the car thing....
heheh, I've never been to Illinois, I only remember this because WW is
one of my fav. movies, and back then I watched *anything* about WW.
Anyway, anyone near that area, feel free to correct me, but I don't
think the car thing is real.

Katie

[bruc...@megsinet.net]

In article <33f9590f...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,

I'm quite certain this is a real thing because, coincidentally, just
after the last time I watched "Wayne's World" I saw a TV commercial
by the State of Illinois (I think it was a Lottery commercial) that
showed various sights around the state, and the "car spire" was
one of them (and it wasn't a clip from the movie).
Bruce Christopher

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In article <33F788...@megsinet.net>,

Bruce Christopher <bruc...@megsinet.net> wrote:
>At about 7-1/2 minutes into "Wayne's World"
>they drive by a place where there is a spire
>about 40-50 feet tall, with 8 full-size
>automobiles skewered on it. I believe this
>is somewhere in the Chicago metropolitan
>area, perhaps in or near Aurora, IL, where some
>of the film takes place.
>Can anyone tell me exactly where this is?
>I live near Chicago and would like to see
>this unusual site in person.

Cermak Plaza, Cermak & Harlem (2200S, 7200W) Berwyn.

By public transport take the Congress or Lake to Harlem & a SB Harlem
bus, or the Douglas to the end of the line and a WB Cermak bus.

The plaza is home to a number of abstract art works although the
massive collection of garbage cemented together has been removed for
some years.

-dh

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