Entry No. 24 — the Seattle file — filed under: roadside-oddity

Dick and Jane's Spot

Artists Dick Elliott and Jane Orleman have been encrusting their corner house since 1978 with thousands of reflectors, more than 10,000 bottle caps, bottle trees, hubcaps, and painted cutout figures, with work from over 40 Northwest artists packed into the yard. It glows when headlights or sun hit the reflectors, and one figure called Big Red once scandalized the neighbors. It's a private residence, so you view it all from the sidewalk behind the fence; the city even gave them ten extra feet of land so people could look without dodging traffic.

The move: Drive over Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg, walk the fence line of the reflector house at dusk to watch it catch the light, then grab dinner downtown a block away.

• 📍 Ellensburg, Washington
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: 101 N Pearl St, Ellensburg, WA 98926

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24