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Roadside
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Highway Project 
 Through photography and oral history interviews, this project documents the disappearing road culture of America. The photographs feature roadside landmarks such as motels, gas stations, theaters, and other oddities found along our highways. Road warriors will love the collection of links that lead them to old billboards, highways, diners, tourist attractions, drive-in theaters, road maps, and other gems of the American road. http://www.highwayproject.org/ Topics: Architecture, Film, Movies, & Video, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 30, 2005 Diner City
Your online guide to Classic Diners and the American Roadside , this site has a diner directory, diner reviews, and a Recommended Reading list of diner books. The directory listings include the name, address, date of manufacture, and manufacturer's name for each diner, accompanied by beautiful color photos. Other features of roadside Americana are covered in the sections on motels, coffee shops, drive-ins, and gas stations. http://www.dinercity.com/ Topics: Architecture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Photograph Collections, Travel Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Roadside Peek
This site offers a visually fascinating look at mid-20th century American roadside architecture, including motels, coffee shops, skating rinks, and drive-in theatres. Profiles architectural styles such as Googie, Tiki, Roadside Vernacular, and Neon. Gives special coverage to Route 66 landmarks. Site is searchable and provides links to newsletters and specific landmarks. http://www.roadsidepeek.com/ Topics: Architecture, U.S. Travel Last updated Dec 9, 2004 roadsideamerica.com: Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions
This site lists unusual attractions throughout the United States, such as a Mother's Day Shrine, the World's Largest Catsup Bottle, the Albino Squirrel Capitol of the World, a beer can house, and much more. Searchable. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ Topics: Architecture, U.S. Travel Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA)
The site for an organization devoted to the study and preservation of "buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and symbols of the 20th-century commercial landscape." Most useful for the related roadside architecture resources in the links section, also referred to as the (ouch!) "Link'n Highway." http://www.sca-roadside.org/ Topics: Architecture Last updated Jul 20, 2005 |
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