Subdirectories of Roadside:
Categories related to Regional: North America: United States: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture: Roadside: Arts: Architecture: Building Types: Iconic (10) Recreation: Roads and Highways: North America: United States (434) Society: History: By Topic: Social History: Pop Culture (55) Websites on Roadside: American Diner Museum A non-profit organization established in 1996 to recognize the diner's cultural and historical significance as well as its national importance. American Highway Project Uses photography to document vanishing Americana such as motels, billboards, service stations, highway signs, tourist attractions, drive-in theatres and diners. Site also includes news. The American Roadside Includes photographs, news, memories and musings on diners, drive-ins, motels, cafes and other remnants of the American roadside. Members may create their own photograph galleries. America's Landmark: Under the Orange Roof Unofficial site documenting former and current Howard Johnson's restaurants and motels. Back On Tack A collection of roadside attractions, road art and diners. Self-confessed tackaholic Steve takes a historical and humorous look at the culture of roadside kitsch. Blue Roof Chasers Dedicated to the photographic preservation of the Stuckey's architectural legacy. Commercial Archaeology Aaron Marcavitch takes a scholarly look at amuseument parks, diners, drive-ins, gas stations, motels and hotels. Diner City Online directory of roadside architecture featuring photos of classic diners, motels, gas stations, route 66, googie coffee shops, and highway history HoJoLand Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants. Includes history and directory of existing locations. Judy's Diner Place A personal tribute to the American diner, with exterior and interior photographs. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Aims to identify, conserve, promote, and interpret the cultural, historical, natural, recreational, and economic resources along the historic Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania. Lost America Night Photography A collection of night photography by Troy Paiva of the abandoned roadside west - buildings, signs, vehicles and scrapyards. Minnesota's Roadside Architecture David W. Nystuen's project to photograph all the roadside attractions in the state. Motel Americana A celebration of a fading part of Americana: the motel. NY Roadside A gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs of the vernacular roadside attractions of New York State highways. Roadside America Travel guide to offbeat attractions, tourist traps, weird vacations, and roadtrips. Includes tourism news. Roadside Architecture Debra Jane's listings with photographs of historical eateries, giant structures, lodging, miniature golf, advertisement signs, and gas stations across the USA. Listed by category and by state. Roadside Online Magazine with news articles about related features. Online version offers a weblog. Roadside Peek A tour of 1950s roadside signage and buildings. Includes sections on the futuristic Googie style and its Polynesian-influenced cousin - the Tiki look. RoadsideFans Glenn Wells tours roadside diners and charts the rise and fall of Howard Johnson's restaurant chain. Includes an e-mail discussion group. Society for Commercial Archeology SCA is devoted to the study and preservation of American 20th-century roadside architecture. Yahoo! Groups -- AmericanDinerMuseum E-mail discussion group about the diner and its new museum.
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