Tag: Roadside Americana

You’ll Never Drive Past a Neon Sign the Same WayOnce you’ve watched glass bend over a flame, roadside neon stops being wallpaper. That vintage motel sign buzzing on Route 66, the old diner arrow pointing you toward pie — someone bent that by hand, tube by tube, over a paper pattern on a workbench. Every […]

Distinguished by its fabulous diamond shaped exterior, the Ohio House is a fabulous example of mid-century architecture right in the middle of downtown Chicago. Other architectural points of interest include the matching suspended sign, held up by a geometric metal grid which is itself reflected in the pattern block fence that runs along Ohio Street. […]

A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have to wonder why it’s there? Built in 1972 as an anniversary gift, the Blue Whale quickly evolved into a local summer hot spot and family travel destination. Almost immediately the […]