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The Modesto American Graffiti Festival & Car Show is a cultural festival and classic car show that takes place in Modesto, California.Organized by the Kiwanis Club of North Modesto, the festival has occurred annually since 1999, making summer 2024 the 25th anniversary.
NORTH MODESTO KIWANIS AMERICAN GRAFFITI PARADE — June 7: The annual parade/cruise kicks off the club’s weekend of events. The cruise features 1,000 vehicles entered in the show. The cruise ...
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack.
Mel's Drive-In neon sign, Los Angeles, CA. Mel's Drive-In is a term referring to two American restaurant chains, the successors of a chain founded in 1947 by Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs in San Francisco, California. It is closely associated with the film American Graffiti.
Who wants to own a piece of Modesto history? One of the city’s most iconic “American Graffiti”-era burger joints is for sale. The longtime owners of the downtown A&W drive-in at the corner ...
Food stand opens in graffiti-era Modesto Modesto became home to an A&W food stand on G and 14th streets in 1957. In 1963, the chain became the first-ever to serve a bacon cheeseburger .
The first season of ABC's drama American Crime is set in Modesto. The 1973 film American Graffiti is set in Modesto. "Modesto" is the name of a song by Beck, from his Stereopathetic Soulmanure album. "St. Modesto" is a song by Chris Walla from his Field Manual album. The 2009 film Janky Promoters is set in Modesto.
The movie American Graffiti, written and directed by Downey graduate George Lucas, is based in Modesto but filmed in Petaluma, California. The school that students in the film attend is called "Dewey High", but is actually Petaluma High School, the architectural twin to Downey High. "Dewey High" is a reference to Downey.