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11,000 public domain photographs of America's forgotten roadside attractions

Mark Frauenfelder
May 30, 2025
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John Margolies: Indian Rock Shop (2003)

The United State Library of Congress has a collection of 11,000 of John Margolies's roadside America photographs featuring novelty architecture from 1969-2008.

According to Bill Guerriero's excellent new Britannica article, Margolies (1940-2016) would "'rent the biggest, most comfortable and foam-padded American car…

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