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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Rancho Grande Restaurant sign, E. 11th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma — Tulsa, Oklahoma1995
Rancho Grande Restaurant sign, E. 11th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Chicken sign, Routes 83 & 50, Garden City, Kansas — Garden City, Kansas1979
Chicken sign, Routes 83 & 50, Garden City, Kansas

Kravmore Dinner Bell Restaurant sign, Route 36, Belleville, Kansas — Belleville, Kansas1982
Kravmore Dinner Bell Restaurant sign, Route 36, Belleville, Kansas

Donald's Serva-Teria Restaurant sign, Route 54, Pratt, Kansas — Pratt, Kansas1993
Donald's Serva-Teria Restaurant sign, Route 54, Pratt, Kansas

Bank Club Cafe sign, Rts. 6 & 50, Ely, Nevada — Ely, Nevada1980
Bank Club Cafe sign, Rts. 6 & 50, Ely, Nevada

Chicken cowboy billboard wreck, B-80, Elko, Nevada — Elko, Nevada1991
Chicken cowboy billboard wreck, B-80, Elko, Nevada

Wilder Restaurant sign, Main Street (Route 66?), Joplin, Missouri — Joplin, Missouri1979
Wilder Restaurant sign, Main Street (Route 66?), Joplin, Missouri

L & M Cafe sign, Eldon, Missouri — Eldon, Missouri1980
L & M Cafe sign, Eldon, Missouri

The Lighthouse Seafood & More Restaurant sign, Route 176, Pacolet, South Carolina — Pacolet, South Carolina1988
The Lighthouse Seafood & More Restaurant sign, Route 176, Pacolet, South Carolina

Oasis Bar sign, Main Street, Pocatello, Idaho — Pocatello, Idaho2004
Oasis Bar sign, Main Street, Pocatello, Idaho

Sunshine Bar Cafe sign, Highway 10, Kellogg, Idaho — Kellogg, Idaho2004
Sunshine Bar Cafe sign, Highway 10, Kellogg, Idaho

Silver Horseshoe Bar sign, Fort Hall Avenue, American Falls, Idaho — American Falls, Idaho2004
Silver Horseshoe Bar sign, Fort Hall Avenue, American Falls, Idaho

Anchor Cafe sign, Meeting Street, Columbia, South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina1988
Anchor Cafe sign, Meeting Street, Columbia, South Carolina

Chicken In the Rough Restaurant sign, Route 11, New Market, Virginia — New Market, Virginia1982
Chicken In the Rough Restaurant sign, Route 11, New Market, Virginia

Earl's Restaurant sign, Riverside Drive, Danville, Virginia — Danville, Virginia1982
Earl's Restaurant sign, Riverside Drive, Danville, Virginia

Traveltown Restaurant sign, Route 11, Cloverdale, Virginia — Cloverdale, Virginia1982
Traveltown Restaurant sign, Route 11, Cloverdale, Virginia

Catfish Cabin Restaurant sign, Route 11, Birmingham, Alabama — Birmingham, Alabama1980
Catfish Cabin Restaurant sign, Route 11, Birmingham, Alabama

Heine's Steak House sign, Route 71, Springdale, Arkansas — Springdale, Arkansas1984
Heine's Steak House sign, Route 71, Springdale, Arkansas

Feed Lot Family Restaurant sign, Main Street, Canyonville, Oregon — Canyonville, Oregon1987
Feed Lot Family Restaurant sign, Main Street, Canyonville, Oregon

Fitzgerald's Havilah Inn Restaurant statue-sign, Route 140, Taneytown, Maryland — Taneytown, Maryland1989
Fitzgerald's Havilah Inn Restaurant statue-sign, Route 140, Taneytown, Maryland

Continental Family Restaurant sign, Routes 5 & 281, Jamestown, North Dakota — Jamestown, North Dakota1987
Continental Family Restaurant sign, Routes 5 & 281, Jamestown, North Dakota

Branding Iron Restaurant sign, B-40, Flagstaff, Arizona — Flagstaff, Arizona1987
Branding Iron Restaurant sign, B-40, Flagstaff, Arizona

Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle one, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri — Saint Joseph, Missouri1988
Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle one, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri

Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle two, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri — Saint Joseph, Missouri1988
Stan's Snow White Drive-In Restaurant sign, angle two, Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri