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Another local icon is Stanley Marsh’sCadillac Ranch, located on Interstate 40 onthe western edge of the city. Cadillac Ranchis a 1974 project by the art group, Ant Farm,consisting of Cadillacs from1949 to 1963,half-buried nose-first in the ground at anangle corresponding to the angle of theGreat pyramid of Giza. The 2006 restorationof the Paramount Theater sign, and its returnto its home on the historic theater wasmade possible by Center City of Amarillo,community support, and the work of theAmarillo Historic Preservation Foundation.The relighting of the sign at the Polk StreetBlock Party that year was greeted with cheersfrom Amarillo residents.Above: The sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Amarillo, completed in 1929,is one of the oldest congregations in Amarillo.Opposite: This bird’s eye view of the organ at the historic First Baptist Church,captures the scope of the impressive instrument.AMARILLO - Faces, Places & Open Spaces142