The New Roadside America
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The New Roadside America
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Author : Doug Kirby
language : en
Publisher: Touchstone
Release Date : 1992
The New Roadside America written by Doug Kirby and has been published by Touchstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Automobile travel categories.
There are wacky, one-of-a-kind treasures lurking among the Gaps and Burger Kings alongside our highways and byways, and The New Roadside America hightlights them all--covering every interest and organized for easy reference. 250 photographs; line drawings.
Remembering Roadside America
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Author : John A. Jakle
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Remembering Roadside America written by John A. Jakle and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with Architecture categories.
The use of cars and trucks over the past century has remade American geography—pushing big cities ever outward toward suburbanization, spurring the growth of some small towns while hastening the decline of others, and spawning a new kind of commercial landscape marked by gas stations, drive-in restaurants, motels, tourist attractions, and countless other retail entities that express our national love affair with the open road. By its very nature, this landscape is ever changing, indeed ephemeral. What is new quickly becomes old and is soon forgotten. In this absorbing book, John Jakle and Keith Sculle ponder how “Roadside America” might be remembered, especially since so little physical evidence of its earliest years survives. In straightforward and lively prose, supplemented by copious illustrations—historic and modern photographs, advertising postcards, cartoons, roadmaps—they survey the ways in which automobility has transformed life in the United States. Asking how we might best commemorate and preserve this part of our past—which has been so vital economically and politically, so significant to the cultural aspirations of ordinary Americans, yet so often ignored by scholars who dismiss it as kitsch—they propose the development of an actual outdoor museum that would treat seriously the themes of our roadside history. Certainly, museums have been created for frontier pioneering, the rise of commercial agriculture, and the coming of water- and steam-powered industrialization and transportation, especially the railroad. Is now not the time, the authors ask, for a museum forcefully exploring the automobile’s emergence and the changes it has brought to place and landscape? Such a museum need not deny the nostalgic appeal of roadsides past, but if done properly, it could also tell us much about what the authors describe as “the most important kind of place yet devised in the American experience.” John A. Jakle is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Keith A. Sculle is the former head of research and education at the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. They have coauthored such books as America’s Main Street Hotels: Transiency and Community in the Early Automobile Age; Motoring: The Highway Experience in America; Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age; and The Gas Station in America.
Roadside America
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Author : Lucinda Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release Date : 2000-10-01
Roadside America written by Lucinda Lewis and has been published by Harry N. Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-01 with Transportation categories.
Both the most complete survey available of 20th-century American cars & a glorious, nostalgic photographic portrait of the icons of roadside America.
Roadside Attractions
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Author : Brian Butko
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2007-07-03
Roadside Attractions written by Brian Butko and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-03 with Travel categories.
Hit the open road for fun and wackiness as the Butkos visit offbeat attractions from coast to coast--dinosaur parks, miniature golf courses, populuxe motels, vintage amusement arcades, classic diners illuminated in neon, and even the world's largest ball of twine. More than fifty fellow authors and artists offer stories about their favorite attractions or recall memorable trips. Visitor information is included to help plan quick visits or an entire road trip.
Roadside Giants
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Author : Brian Butko
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2005-09-27
Roadside Giants written by Brian Butko and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-27 with Travel categories.
From Lucy, the colossal elephant-shaped building on the Jersey Shore, to the grand donut atop Randy's in Los Angeles, this full-color guide profiles the commercial giants that loom over America's highways. Created to sell products and promote tourism in a big way, they can be found all over the United States. The authors have traveled far and wide to bring readers the world's largest duck in Long Island, an enormous Amish couple in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and towering Paul Bunyans all over the Midwest. There are buildings shaped like hot dogs, ice cream cones, and baskets, as well as the roadside phenomena known as "Muffler Men," giants who originally advertised mufflers but now have been converted to cowboys, Indians, spacemen, and pirates. Big fun!
Roadside America
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Author : Lucinda Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release Date : 2003-10-01
Roadside America written by Lucinda Lewis and has been published by Harry N. Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-01 with Transportation categories.
Mobility was the centerpiece of the modern way. The country turned it inventive spirit to the automobile in the 1890's. Early automotive designs featured varied sources of propulsion, and steam, gasoline, and electricity all had their proponents.
Guide To The South S Quirkiest Roadside Attractions A
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Author : Kelly Kazek
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-10
Guide To The South S Quirkiest Roadside Attractions A written by Kelly Kazek and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10 with History categories.
If you're in Nashville or Austin or Mobile and you have the urge to see something strange, connoisseur of the offbeat Kelly Kazek has you covered. Cruise the South, from Louisville's enormous collection of the world's largest things to Miami's Burger Museum to Odessa's Stonehenge replica. If you're around Hot Springs, Arkansas, you might want to bop into the Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo to see where Babe Ruth's first five-hundred-foot homer came crashing down. And if you're looking to make contact with the unusual, why not visit the UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, South Carolina? Wherever you are in the South, there's something strange or stupendous nearby, and this catalogue of noteworthy curiosities and significant landmarks makes sure you don't miss a thing.
Net People
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Author : Thomas E. Bleier
language : en
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Release Date : 2000
Net People written by Thomas E. Bleier and has been published by Information Today, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The art of creating a Web site is one that has emerged and been refined since the explosion of the Internet as a communications medium. But unlike authors, filmmakers, musicians, and visual artists, the faces behind even the most popular Web sites remain hidden. This book goes behind the Web curtain to reveal the personalities behind 35 of the most interesting Web sites on the Internet today. Interviews with the creators of sites for everything from wedding resources and action figure collecting to misheard song lyrics and movie reviews reveal the motivations for and experiences in starting and growing Web sites. This book provides insights for people-watchers who are curious about the faces behind the sites and for anyone interested in building an original Web site.
Roadside America
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Author : Jan Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1990
Roadside America written by Jan Jennings and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Business & Economics categories.
Sex And Zen A Bullet In The Head
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Author : Stefan Hammond
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1996
Sex And Zen A Bullet In The Head written by Stefan Hammond and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Performing Arts categories.
Including reviews of 200 films, plus information about U.S. theaters, video stores, and mail-order sources that specialize in this white-hot, new genre, this is the first guide to an exploding popular culture phenomenon. Includes 75 photos.