THE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Take the long way.

Motels, diners, gas stations, and the wonderfully unexpected. Follow John Margolies along the roads of North America.

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Superman statue at Massac County Courthouse, horizontal view, Metropolis, Illinois — Metropolis, Illinois1993
Superman statue at Massac County Courthouse, horizontal view, Metropolis, Illinois

Viking statue, Alexandria, Minnesota — Alexandria, Minnesota2001
Viking statue, Alexandria, Minnesota

World's largest buffalo (46' long, 26' high, 60 tons), Jamestown, North Dakota — Jamestown, North Dakota1990
World's largest buffalo (46' long, 26' high, 60 tons), Jamestown, North Dakota

Highway 567, junction, near Taos, Taos, New Mexico — Taos, New Mexico2003
Highway 567, junction, near Taos, Taos, New Mexico

Highway 6, west of Adel, Adel, Iowa — Adel, Iowa1993
Highway 6, west of Adel, Adel, Iowa

I-84 near Hammett, Idaho — Hammett, Idaho2004
I-84 near Hammett, Idaho

Elm Street, view 1, New Canaan, Connecticut — New Canaan, Connecticut1977
Elm Street, view 1, New Canaan, Connecticut

Main Street, Columbus Junction, Iowa — Columbus Junction, Iowa2003
Main Street, Columbus Junction, Iowa

South side of Capitol Plaza, Springfield, Illinois — Springfield, Illinois2003
South side of Capitol Plaza, Springfield, Illinois

South 1st Street, Raton, New Mexico — Raton, New Mexico1991
South 1st Street, Raton, New Mexico

Main Street stores, angle view, Red Bluff, California — Red Bluff, California1987
Main Street stores, angle view, Red Bluff, California

Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota — Stillwater, Minnesota2003
Main Street, Stillwater, Minnesota

Georgia Street, Louisiana, Missouri — Louisiana, Missouri2003
Georgia Street, Louisiana, Missouri

South Perry Street, Spokane, Washington — Spokane, Washington2003
South Perry Street, Spokane, Washington

Lincolnway, three commercial buildings, angle 1, Cheyenne, Wyoming — Cheyenne, Wyoming2004
Lincolnway, three commercial buildings, angle 1, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Lincolnway, three commercial buildings, angle 2, Cheyenne, Wyoming — Cheyenne, Wyoming2004
Lincolnway, three commercial buildings, angle 2, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Knights of Columbus, Cotton Street, Shreveport, Louisiana — Shreveport, Louisiana1982
Knights of Columbus, Cotton Street, Shreveport, Louisiana

Octopus Car Wash, Minneapolis, Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota1981
Octopus Car Wash, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Muffler Man II, Meineke Discount Mufflers, Charleston Avenue and D Street, West Columbia, South Carolina — West Columbia, South Carolina1988
Muffler Man II, Meineke Discount Mufflers, Charleston Avenue and D Street, West Columbia, South Carolina

Museum gas station, Route 20, McNary, Texas — McNary, Texas1979
Museum gas station, Route 20, McNary, Texas

Museum gas station, Route 20, McNary, Texas — McNary, Texas1979
Museum gas station, Route 20, McNary, Texas

Dinosaur Park [i.e. Thunderbeast Park] , Rapid City, South Dakota — Rapid City, South Dakota1987
Dinosaur Park [i.e. Thunderbeast Park] , Rapid City, South Dakota

Ace of Clubs Lounge, Route 90, Lake Charles, Louisiana — Lake Charles, Louisiana1979
Ace of Clubs Lounge, Route 90, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lam's Oriental Cuisine, Route 72, Canton, Ohio — Canton, Ohio1988
Lam's Oriental Cuisine, Route 72, Canton, Ohio