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McDonald's Restaurant sign, detail one, Route 66, Azusa, California
The John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive is one of the most comprehensive documentary studies of vernacular commercial structures along main streets, byways, and highways throughout the United States in the twentieth century. Photographed over a span of forty years (1969-2008) by architectural critic and curator John Margolies (1940-2016), the collection consists of 11,710 color slides (35mm film transparencies). Frequent subjects include restaurants, gas stations, movie theaters, motels, signage, miniature golf courses, and beach and mountain vacation resorts. Approximately half of the slides show sites in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Texas, but all 48 contiguous states are represented.The Library of Congress began to acquire portions of the archive in 2007, with the bulk of the materials arriving in 2015. These holdings form the core of what Margolies considered the exemplary images of his subject matter.

Margolies' Roadside America work chronicled a period of American history defined by the automobile and the ease of travel it allowed. Emerging with the prosperity of the post-WWII era, roadside and commercial structures spread with the boom of suburbanization and the expansion of paved roads across the United States. Yet, in many instances, the only remaining record of these buildings is on Margolies' film, because tourist architecture was endangered by the expansion of the interstate system and changing travel desires. Margolies' work was influential in the addition of roadside buildings to the National Register of Historic Places beginning in the late 1970s.

In his photography, Margolies utilized a straightforward, unsentimental approach that emphasized the form of the buildings. These structures were usually isolated in the frame and photographed head-on or at an oblique angle to provide descriptive details. Given the breadth of his subject matter, common typologies and motifs in vernacular architecture can be identified through their repetition. While environmental context is only occasionally provided, Margolies' eye was often drawn to signage or other graphic elements of buildings that expressed the ingenuity or eccentricity of their makers.
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De Steiguer Building (1890), Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma

De Steiguer Building (1890), Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Old; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-1). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Americ... More

Lo's Chinese Food sign, Kingman, Arizona

Lo's Chinese Food sign, Kingman, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Berkley Theater, horizontal, Robins, Berkley, Michigan

Berkley Theater, horizontal, Robins, Berkley, Michigan

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Movie theaters; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-2). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

Brown Derby Restaurant, Los Angeles, California

Brown Derby Restaurant, Los Angeles, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California

Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Prehistoric Museum, Cabazon, California

Prehistoric Museum, Cabazon, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Texaco gas pumps, Milford, Illinois

Texaco gas pumps, Milford, Illinois

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Gas signs and statues; Gas stations. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margolie... More

Barnsdahl-Rio Gas, Goleta, California

Barnsdahl-Rio Gas, Goleta, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Gas stations, pumps and signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

The Tower Bowl, overall-angle view, Broadway near Kettner, San Diego, California

The Tower Bowl, overall-angle view, Broadway near Kettner, San Diego, ...

Photograph shows the Tower Bowl bowling alley, San Diego, California, which was designed in 1940 by S. Charles Lee. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2018) Title, date and keywords based on information provided ... More

Boro Drive-in Theater, Route 1, Attleboro, Massachusetts

Boro Drive-in Theater, Route 1, Attleboro, Massachusetts

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Drive-in theater signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Am... More

Abe's Fabulous Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Abe's Fabulous Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Paramount Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Carousel horse, Sportland pier, Wildwood, New Jersey

Carousel horse, Sportland pier, Wildwood, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

Beach rules, Wildwood, New Jersey

Beach rules, Wildwood, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

Zesto ice cream sign, Wichita, Kansas

Zesto ice cream sign, Wichita, Kansas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Tramor Cafeteria sign, St. Petersburg, Florida

Tramor Cafeteria sign, St. Petersburg, Florida

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Center Motel sign, Route 19, Clearwater, Florida

Center Motel sign, Route 19, Clearwater, Florida

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

The Gay drive-in Theater, Route 35, Worthington, Minnesota

The Gay drive-in Theater, Route 35, Worthington, Minnesota

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Drive-in theater signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Am... More

Benewah Dairy milk bottle #1, Cedar Street, Spokane, Washington

Benewah Dairy milk bottle #1, Cedar Street, Spokane, Washington

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Mimetic buildings; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margolies Roa... More

Brick motel, Marshall, Illinois

Brick motel, Marshall, Illinois

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Circular hole detail, Fountain Valley mini golf, Fountain Valley, California

Circular hole detail, Fountain Valley mini golf, Fountain Valley, Cali...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Big Texan Steak Ranch Restaurant sign, beside I-40, Amarillo, Texas

Big Texan Steak Ranch Restaurant sign, beside I-40, Amarillo, Texas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Eating and drinking establishment signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Ma... More

Bi-Lo Super Market sign, Cabarrus Avenue, Concord, North Carolina

Bi-Lo Super Market sign, Cabarrus Avenue, Concord, North Carolina

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Main Street signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America... More

Teepee view 3, Indian Trading Post, Route 9, Lake George, New York

Teepee view 3, Indian Trading Post, Route 9, Lake George, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Gulf Gas, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Gulf Gas, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Gas stations, pumps and signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

Solvang Castle Inn, angle 2, Route 246, Solvang, California

Solvang Castle Inn, angle 2, Route 246, Solvang, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Hotels; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-1). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Ame... More

Lighthouse view 2, Blackbeard's mini golf, Fresno, California

Lighthouse view 2, Blackbeard's mini golf, Fresno, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Hole detail 2, Hutsie Putsie, Deposit, New York

Hole detail 2, Hutsie Putsie, Deposit, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Wigwam Village Motel and office, Holbrook, Arizona

Wigwam Village Motel and office, Holbrook, Arizona

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Mt. Carmel to Kanab Rt. 89, Utah

Mt. Carmel to Kanab Rt. 89, Utah

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota

Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Bridge, Three Woods mini golf, Yankton, South Dakota

Bridge, Three Woods mini golf, Yankton, South Dakota

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Photo opportunity, Marineland, Florida

Photo opportunity, Marineland, Florida

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Sharks mouth, Marineland, Whitney Park, Route A1A, Marineland, Florida

Sharks mouth, Marineland, Whitney Park, Route A1A, Marineland, Florida

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

The Cloister Hotel, Sea Island, Georgia

The Cloister Hotel, Sea Island, Georgia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Hotels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Henne's Homemade Candy, Ice Cream, State Street, Ukiah, California

Henne's Homemade Candy, Ice Cream, State Street, Ukiah, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Ice cream; Eating & drinking establishments. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-2). Credit line: Joh... More

Kentucky Fried Chicken sign, Marietta, Georgia

Kentucky Fried Chicken sign, Marietta, Georgia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Offutt Motor Court sign, Offutt, Nebraska

Offutt Motor Court sign, Offutt, Nebraska

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Tarrant County Courthouse, Main and Exchange Streets, Fort Worth, Texas

Tarrant County Courthouse, Main and Exchange Streets, Fort Worth, Texa...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Municipal courthouses; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies... More

Starlite Motel sign, Route 40, Salina, Kansas

Starlite Motel sign, Route 40, Salina, Kansas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Woolworth's Antique Mall, Bakersfield, California

Woolworth's Antique Mall, Bakersfield, California

Photograph shows Woolworth's Antique Mall located at K St. and 19th St., Bakersfield, California. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2019) Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographe... More

Pioneer Motel sign, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pioneer Motel sign, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Lark Motel sign, horizontal view, Route 101, Willits, California

Lark Motel sign, horizontal view, Route 101, Willits, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Big Do-Nut Drive-in, Inglewood, California

Big Do-Nut Drive-in, Inglewood, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Dentyne factory, Long Island, New York

Dentyne factory, Long Island, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Tower Theater, Houston, Texas. Photogrpah by John Margolies

Tower Theater, Houston, Texas. Photogrpah by John Margolies

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Storefront, Downey Root Beer, Route 135, Morgantown, Indiana

Storefront, Downey Root Beer, Route 135, Morgantown, Indiana

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Kutsher's tennis courts, Thompson, New York

Kutsher's tennis courts, Thompson, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Catskills, Borscht Belt. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside A... More

Jack in the Box sign, Santa Monica, California

Jack in the Box sign, Santa Monica, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Chief Motel, Houston, Texas. Photogrpah by John Margolies

Chief Motel, Houston, Texas. Photogrpah by John Margolies

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, New York

Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Hotels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Esquire Theater, Amarillo, Texas

Esquire Theater, Amarillo, Texas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Bradford Beach Bath House, central stair view, Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bradford Beach Bath House, central stair view, Lincoln Memorial Drive,...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Assorted public buildings; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margo... More

Fox Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Fox Theater, Oakland, California, Motion Picture Theaters

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Haunted Mansion, Long Branch, New Jersey

Haunted Mansion, Long Branch, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

Disco star ride, Seaside Heights, New Jersey

Disco star ride, Seaside Heights, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

Sunset Drive-in Theater, Moultrie, Georgia

Sunset Drive-in Theater, Moultrie, Georgia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Drive-in theater signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside Am... More

Oldest Store Museum, General store of 1880 billboard, near St. Augustine, Florida

Oldest Store Museum, General store of 1880 billboard, near St. Augusti...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Rocket Drive-In, Sweetwater, Texas

Rocket Drive-In, Sweetwater, Texas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Kream Castle Ice Cream Stand, Rt. 70, Brownsville, Tennessee

Kream Castle Ice Cream Stand, Rt. 70, Brownsville, Tennessee

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Barber shop, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Barber shop, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, Savannah, Georgia

Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, Savannah, Georgia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Beauty salon, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California

Beauty salon, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Beauty salons; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-1). Credit line: John Margolies Roads... More

Hammer Motel sign, Kearney, Nebraska

Hammer Motel sign, Kearney, Nebraska

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Jimmy Woo's Pagoda, horizontal view, Route 53, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Jimmy Woo's Pagoda, horizontal view, Route 53, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Chinese restaurants; Eating & drinking establishments: (roadside and Main Street). Purchase; John Margolies 2007... More

Rosebud Motel sign, entire sign, Route 30, Columbus, Nebraska

Rosebud Motel sign, entire sign, Route 30, Columbus, Nebraska

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Harold Warp Pioneer Village billboard, Pony Express station, Minden, Nebraska

Harold Warp Pioneer Village billboard, Pony Express station, Minden, N...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Rosebud Motel sign, sign detail, Route 30, Columbus, Nebraska

Rosebud Motel sign, sign detail, Route 30, Columbus, Nebraska

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Tail O' the Pup, Los Angeles, California

Tail O' the Pup, Los Angeles, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Tail O' the Pup, Los Angeles, California

Tail O' the Pup, Los Angeles, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Barrel Drive-In, Center Street, Douglas, Michigan

Barrel Drive-In, Center Street, Douglas, Michigan

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

What-A-Burger sign, Kannapolis, North Carolina

What-A-Burger sign, Kannapolis, North Carolina

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

South 21 Curb Service, Charlotte, North Carolina

South 21 Curb Service, Charlotte, North Carolina

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Buckhorn Drive-In, Mission, Texas

Buckhorn Drive-In, Mission, Texas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Red Run Drive-in Theater, Route 16, Rouzerville, Pennsylvania

Red Run Drive-in Theater, Route 16, Rouzerville, Pennsylvania

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Israel Furniture Pavilion, High Point, North Carolina

Israel Furniture Pavilion, High Point, North Carolina

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Furniture stores; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

Gulf Gas, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Gulf Gas, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Gas stations, pumps and signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

Oliver Twist ice cream sign, Royal Oak, Michigan

Oliver Twist ice cream sign, Royal Oak, Michigan

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Carpet detail, Blackbeard's mini golf, Fresno, California

Carpet detail, Blackbeard's mini golf, Fresno, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; John Margolies 2010 (DLC/PP-2010:191). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library ... More

Western Safari Motel sign, St. George Boulevard, Saint George, Utah

Western Safari Motel sign, St. George Boulevard, Saint George, Utah

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motel signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photo... More

Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle one, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri

Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle one, Frederick Avenu...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Eating and drinking establishment signs; Drive-in restaurants. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3)... More

A & W Root Beer sign, Wittenberg, Wisconsin

A & W Root Beer sign, Wittenberg, Wisconsin

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Coral Castle, Homestead, Florida

Coral Castle, Homestead, Florida

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Alamo Village graveyard, Brackettville, Texas

Alamo Village graveyard, Brackettville, Texas

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Jewel Diner & Dining Room, Mullen, Nebraska

Jewel Diner & Dining Room, Mullen, Nebraska

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Santa's Workshop, North Pole, New York

Santa's Workshop, North Pole, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Attractions. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photogr... More

Pony Express Motel sign, Saint Joseph, Missouri

Pony Express Motel sign, Saint Joseph, Missouri

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Nite Cap Motel sign, Route 2, Williston, North Dakota

Nite Cap Motel sign, Route 2, Williston, North Dakota

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Signs and statues; Lodging. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margolies Roadsid... More

Duellman's Motel sign, Westmont, Illinois

Duellman's Motel sign, Westmont, Illinois

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Patriot Auto Sales sign, Clearlake Street, Springfield, Illinois

Patriot Auto Sales sign, Clearlake Street, Springfield, Illinois

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Auto; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America... More

Riviera Motel sign, Aurora, Colorado

Riviera Motel sign, Aurora, Colorado

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Motels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Grossinger's front above, Liberty, New York

Grossinger's front above, Liberty, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Catskills, Borscht Belt. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside A... More

Foxes Den (topless) sign, Livernois, Detroit, Michigan

Foxes Den (topless) sign, Livernois, Detroit, Michigan

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Eating and drinking establishment signs. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-3). Credit line: John Ma... More

Rip's Drive-in, Morgantown, Indiana

Rip's Drive-in, Morgantown, Indiana

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Food. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc... More

Quinebaug Drive-In, Route 131, Quinebaug, Connecticut

Quinebaug Drive-In, Route 131, Quinebaug, Connecticut

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Shell gas station, 10th Avenue & 20th Street, New York City, New York

Shell gas station, 10th Avenue & 20th Street, New York City, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Tile and Deco stations; Gas stations. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margoli... More

Culver Theater, Culver City, California

Culver Theater, Culver City, California

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Theaters. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph... More

Menges vegetable garden, Livingston Manor, New York

Menges vegetable garden, Livingston Manor, New York

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Catskills, Borscht Belt. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside A... More

Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, New Jersey

Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Hotels. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph a... More

Sportland Aqua slide, Wildwood, New Jersey

Sportland Aqua slide, Wildwood, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies category: Atlantic coast. Purchase; John Margolies 2015 (DLC/PP-2015:142). Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America phot... More

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