Link .Library of Congress. John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive
The John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive is one of the
most comprehensive documentary studies of vernacular commercial
structures along main streets, byways, and highways throughout the
United States in the twentieth century. Photographed over a span of
forty years (1969-2008) by architectural critic and curator John
Margolies (1940-2016), the collection consists of 11,710 color slides
(35mm film transparencies).
. Frequent subjects include restaurants, gas stations, movie theaters,
motels, signage, miniature golf courses, and beach and mountain
vacation resorts
