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Mimetic Buildings.
Some buildings ask to be recognized as something else before they are recognized as buildings. A teapot, shoe or animal supplies an outline that can be understood in a glance. The surprises begin when doors, windows and rooms must fit inside that borrowed form. Explore the photographs alongside the stories of Lucy, the Haines Shoe House and the Teapot Dome station to see how an oversized image could serve advertising, hospitality or a lasting local identity.
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Bondurant's Drug Store, Village Drive, Lexington, Kentucky
Chris Shoe Repair, N. Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio
The Hogan, Main Street, San Jacinto, California
Deschwanden's Shoe Repair ("The Big Shoe"), angle view, 10th & Chester, Bakersfield, California
Deschwanden's Shoe Repair ("The Big Shoe"), straight-on view, 10th & Chester, Bakersfield, California
The Big Shoe, angle view, 10th & Chester, Bakersfield, California
The Big Shoe, straight-on view, 10th & Chester, Bakersfield, California
Teepee Inn, angle 1, Route 223, Adrian, Michigan
Teepee Inn, angle 2, Route 223, Adrian, Michigan
Lighthouse Restaurant, Route 3, Trenton, Maine
Boston Fish Market, 8 Mile Road, Warren, Michigan
Boston Fish Market, roof detail, 8 Mile Road, Warren, Michigan
Bevo Mill Restaurant, Gravois Avenue & Morgonford Road, Saint Louis, Missouri
The Hungry Hobo, Ferry Street, Metropolis, Illinois
The Ship Restaurant, Route 1, Saugus, Massachusetts
Mr. Pancake Restaurant, Route 12, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Red Wagon Restaurant, Route 12, Lake Delton, Wisconsin
The Lighthouse Restaurant, Route 13, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Teepee Building (probably a food stand), horizontal, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona
Teepee Building (probably a food stand), vertical, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona
O'Shea's Palomino Lounge, with neon sign, lighted, 319 S. Broad Street, Globe, Arizona
O'Shea's Palomino Lounge, with neon sign, not lighted, 319 S. Broad Street, Globe, Arizona
Shrimp Boat Restaurant, detail, Riverside Drive, Macon, Georgia
