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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11,707 photographs

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Martha's Motel Restaurant sign, Route 9, Lake George, New York — Lake George, New York1983
Martha's Motel Restaurant sign, Route 9, Lake George, New York

Picasso Restaurant sign, Route 17C, Endicott, New York — Endicott, New York1988
Picasso Restaurant sign, Route 17C, Endicott, New York

Ice cream sign, horizontal, Main Street, Le Grand, Iowa — Le Grand, Iowa1980
Ice cream sign, horizontal, Main Street, Le Grand, Iowa

Ice cream sign, vertical, Main Street, Le Grand, Iowa — Le Grand, Iowa1980
Ice cream sign, vertical, Main Street, Le Grand, Iowa

Dahm's Drive-In ice cream sign, Rts. 6 & 34, Arapahoe, Nebraska — Arapahoe, Nebraska1980
Dahm's Drive-In ice cream sign, Rts. 6 & 34, Arapahoe, Nebraska

R & B's Burgers ice cream sign, American Falls, Idaho — American Falls, Idaho1980
R & B's Burgers ice cream sign, American Falls, Idaho

Polar King ice cream sign, Route 40, Vernal, Utah — Vernal, Utah1991
Polar King ice cream sign, Route 40, Vernal, Utah

Glade's Drive-In ice cream sign, Route 6, Spanish Fork, Idaho — Spanish Fork, Idaho1980
Glade's Drive-In ice cream sign, Route 6, Spanish Fork, Idaho

BJ Drive-In ice cream sign, Route 789, Baggs, Wyoming — Baggs, Wyoming1980
BJ Drive-In ice cream sign, Route 789, Baggs, Wyoming

Twist Cone ice cream sign, Route 281, Aberdeen, South Dakota — Aberdeen, South Dakota1987
Twist Cone ice cream sign, Route 281, Aberdeen, South Dakota

Woody's ice cream sign, B-90 [i.e. Route I-90], Moses Lake, Washington — Moses Lake, Washington1987
Woody's ice cream sign, B-90 [i.e. Route I-90], Moses Lake, Washington

Dairy Cream ice cream sign, Route 20, Mishawaka, Indiana — Mishawaka, Indiana1980
Dairy Cream ice cream sign, Route 20, Mishawaka, Indiana

Dairy Bar ice cream sign, Route 67, Pendleton, Indiana — Pendleton, Indiana1980
Dairy Bar ice cream sign, Route 67, Pendleton, Indiana

Old ice cream sign, Route 18, Sweetser, Indiana — Sweetser, Indiana2004
Old ice cream sign, Route 18, Sweetser, Indiana

Dairy Twirl ice cream sign, The Midway, Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts — Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts1995
Dairy Twirl ice cream sign, The Midway, Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts

Tastee In ice cream sign, Route 67, Arkadelphia, Arkansas — Arkadelphia, Arkansas1979
Tastee In ice cream sign, Route 67, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Tastee In ice cream sign, closer detail, Route 67, Arkadelphia, Arkansas — Arkadelphia, Arkansas1979
Tastee In ice cream sign, closer detail, Route 67, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Faupel's ice cream sign, Forrest City, Arkansas — Forrest City, Arkansas1979
Faupel's ice cream sign, Forrest City, Arkansas

Derwood's Drive-In ice cream sign, Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas — Pine Bluff, Arkansas1979
Derwood's Drive-In ice cream sign, Cherry Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Cream Castle ice cream sign, W. Malone, Sikeston, Missouri — Sikeston, Missouri1979
Cream Castle ice cream sign, W. Malone, Sikeston, Missouri

Zesto ice cream sign, Route 60, Bartlesville, Oklahoma — Bartlesville, Oklahoma1979
Zesto ice cream sign, Route 60, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Garland Dairy Boy ice cream sign, Route 66, Weatherford, Oklahoma — Weatherford, Oklahoma1982
Garland Dairy Boy ice cream sign, Route 66, Weatherford, Oklahoma

Charburg ice cream sign, E. Main Street, Enid, Oklahoma — Enid, Oklahoma1979
Charburg ice cream sign, E. Main Street, Enid, Oklahoma

Dairy Treat ice cream sign, Third Street, Dayton, Ohio — Dayton, Ohio1980
Dairy Treat ice cream sign, Third Street, Dayton, Ohio