31 photos
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Roadside America -- Townley milk bottle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- 1 comment
- 81 favorites
- 136,408 views
- Date taken: 1993
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-06
- Tags: roadsideattraction, townleysmilk, milkbottle, okc, oklahomacity, oklahomacityoklahoma, oklahomacityok, oklahoma, townleydairy, braums, milk, townleys, mimeticarchitecture, triangularbuilding, banhmi
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Roadside America-- Big Fish Supper Club, Bena, Minnesota
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- 4 comments
- 191 favorites
- 102,585 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-06
- Tags: statue, fish, roadside, curb, appeal, open, mouth, mimeticarchitecture, benaminnesota, bigmuskiedrivein, bigfishsupperclub, muskie, kitsch
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The Donut Hole, straight-on view, no cars, Amar Road, La Puente, California (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 83 favorites
- 71,176 views
- Date taken: 1991
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00081, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, thedonuthole, lapuenteca, mimeticarchitecture, donut, kitsch, drivethrough, drivethru, sign
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Ice cream stand, Long Beach, Florida (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 32 favorites
- 66,719 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg07409, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, icecreamstand, icecreamcone, mimeticarchitecture, longbeachfl, cocacola, icecream
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The Whale Car Wash, N. 50th & Meridian, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 71 favorites
- 63,901 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00074, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, thewhalecarwash, whale, mimeticarchitecture, garage, kitsch, thewhale
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Peach water tower, angle 2, Frontage Road, Gaffney, South Carolina (LOC)
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- 6 comments
- 115 favorites
- 60,459 views
- Date taken: 1988
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00671, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, peachoid, peach, watertower, mimeticarchitecture, gaffneysc, sign, gaffney
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Dog Bark Park, front view 1, Route 95, Cottonwood, Idaho (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 33 favorites
- 48,056 views
- Date taken: 2004
- Date uploaded: 2017-09-29
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00192, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, dogparkbark, dog, statue, sculpture, cottonwoodid, mimeticarchitecture
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Hat n' Boots gas station (1945), boot restrooms with hat behind them view, 6800 [East] Marginal Way [South], Route 99, Seattle, Washington (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 37 favorites
- 38,763 views
- Date taken: 1977
- Date uploaded: 2017-10-20
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00006, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, mimeticarchitecture
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Hat n' Boots gas station, overall view, Route 99, Seattle, Washington. (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 31 favorites
- 37,102 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-10-20
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00005, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, hatsnboots, seattlewa, cowboyboots, cowboyhat, mimeticarchitecture, gasstation, sign, kitsch
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Mammy's Cupboard, angle view, Route 61, Natchez, Mississippi (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 51 favorites
- 30,155 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00092, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, inappropriate, racist, mammyscupboard, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch, gasstation, natchezmississippi
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Tower of Pizza, vertical view, Route 22, Green Brook, New Jersey (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 32 favorites
- 29,898 views
- Date taken: 1978
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00091, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, towerofpizza, mimeticarchitecture, pizzaria, greenbrooknj, kitsch, pizza, tower
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Mammy's Cupboard, side view, Route 61, Natchez, Mississippi (LOC)
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- 4 comments
- 45 favorites
- 29,873 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00093, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, inappropriate, racist, mammyscupboard, mimeticarchitecture, natchezmississippi
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Big Fish Supper Club, horizontal view 1, Route 2, Bena, Minnesota (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 53 favorites
- 28,019 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00086, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, bigfishsupperclub, mimeticarchitecture, building, architecture, fish, kitsch, restaurant, benaminnesota, muskie, bigmuskiedrivein, worldslargestmuskie
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Orange Julep, Route 9, Plattsburgh, New York (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 76 favorites
- 26,997 views
- Date taken: 1978
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00089, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, orangejulep, orange, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch, plattsburghny, restaurant, drivein
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Bob's Java Jive, Route 99, Tacoma, Washington (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 46 favorites
- 25,238 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00083, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, bobsjavajive, bobs, javajive, tacomawa, mimeticarchitecture, sign, neonsign, teapot, coffeeshop, bar, divebar
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Hoot Owl Cafe, horizontal view, 8711 Long Beach Boulevard, Southgate, Los Angeles, California (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 44 favorites
- 23,404 views
- Date taken: 1977
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00084, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, hootowlcafe, owl, losangelesca, mimeticarchitecture
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Leaning Tower of Pizza, Quincy, Massachusetts (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 19 favorites
- 22,172 views
- Date taken: 1984
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00090, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, leaningtowerofpizza, quincyma, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch, pizzaria, sign, tower, restaurant
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The Donut Hole, angle view, Amar Road, La Puente, California (LOC)
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- 2 comments
- 38 favorites
- 21,430 views
- Date taken: 1991
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00082, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, thedonuthole, donut, lapuenteca, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch
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Fish Inn, side view, Old Route 10, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 21 favorites
- 20,665 views
- Date taken: 1987
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00087, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, fishinn, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch, coeurdaleneid, fish, restaurant
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Coney Island Dairyland, end detail, Route 285, Aspen Park, Colorado (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 47 favorites
- 20,623 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00095, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, coney, island, hotdog, restaurant, building, structure, coneyislanddairyland, mimeticarchitecture, aspenparkco, baileyco, coneyisland, dairyland, sign, hotdogstand, kitsch
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Fish Inn, diagonal view from mouth, Old Route 10, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 15 favorites
- 20,509 views
- Date taken: 1987
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00088, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, fishinn, mimeticarchitecture, coeurdaleneid, kitsch, fish, restaurant
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Hoot Owl Cafe, side view, 8711 Long Beach Boulevard, Southgate, Los Angeles, California (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 10 favorites
- 20,494 views
- Date taken: 1977
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00085, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, hootowlcafe, losangelesca, mimeticarchitecture, owl, kitsch
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The Barrel, 6th Avenue, Devils Lake, North Dakota (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 8 favorites
- 19,123 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00098, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, thebarrel, devilslakend, drivein, restaurant, mimeticarchitecture, kitsch, rootbeer, 7up
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The Milk Can, vertical view, Route 146, Lincoln, Rhode Island (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 15 favorites
- 18,989 views
- Date taken: 1978
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00096, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, milk, themilkcan, lincolnri, mimeticarchitecture, building, manvilleri, icecreamstand, milkbottle, milkcan
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Coney Island Dairyland, Route 285, Aspen Park, Colorado (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 18 favorites
- 17,902 views
- Date taken: 1980
- Date uploaded: 2017-11-09
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg00094, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, coneyislanddairyland, dairyland, coneyisland, hotdogstand, mimeticarchitecture, aspenparkco, baileyco, hotdog
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Coffee Pot Restaurant, Lexington, Virginia (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 25 favorites
- 14,590 views
- Date taken: 1982
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-20
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg07373, coffeepot, mimeticarchitecture
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Teapot building, Chester, West Virginia (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 22 favorites
- 12,128 views
- Date taken: 1995
- Date uploaded: 2020-02-14
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg01925, worldslargestteapot, chesterwv, chester, westvirginia, homerlaughlin, mimeticarchitecture, teapot, tea
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The biggest tea-pot [sic] on earth, holding a million cups - Pure Food Exhibit, Jamestown, Va. (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 20 favorites
- 9,986 views
- Date taken: 1907
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-20
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpstereo1s07355, teapot, mimeticarchitecture, henotea
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Espresso Simpatico Coffee Shop, Seward, Alaska (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 21 favorites
- 9,529 views
- Date taken: 2008
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-20
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnphighsm04182, mimeticarchitecture, espresso, coffeepot, espressosimpatico, coffeeshop
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Teepee Building (probably a food stand), horizontal, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 9 favorites
- 6,248 views
- Date taken: 1979
- Date uploaded: 2019-05-17
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg01283, mimeticarchitecture, teepee, tepee, holbrookaz, rt66
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Teepee Inn, angle 1, Route 223, Adrian, Michigan (LOC)
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 8 favorites
- 5,649 views
- Date taken: 1988
- Date uploaded: 2019-05-17
- Tags: libraryofcongress, dc:identifier=httphdllocgovlocpnpmrg01272, teepeeinn, building, architecture, adrianmi, teepee, tepee, mimeticarchitecture
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